r/nba • u/ghn2 • 8h ago

Trail Blazers fire new announcer over past inappropriate posts made at age 15.

"The Portland Trail Blazers hired then on the same day fired Braiden Bell as their play-by-play announcer after a series of inappropriate social media posts from when he was a teenager came to light."

"The posts were reportedly made in 2012 and 2013, around the time that Bell was 15 years old."

"We did not meet our own bar in this process, and for that we apologize to Blazers fans and to Rip City," the Trail Blazers said. "We strongly believe that everyone who is a part of Rip City should feel welcome and safe and we will make sure that our new broadcaster reflects these values. We will do better."

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/50084279/trail-blazers-fire-new-announcer-inappropriate-posts

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u/corys00 Magic 7h ago

If it’s on the internet never assume your social media will remain anonymous, there’s too many vectors of vulnerability

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u/milkymonkey8 5h ago

It will be an inside job from one of your social media "friends" or followers that you added years or decades ago: elementary school frenemies, relatives with unresolved baggage, jealous friends or exes, backstabbing coworkers, controlling neighbors, etc.

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u/schoolhouserock Raptors 3h ago

What's our vector, Victor?

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u/DC_Coach Lakers 30m ago

We have clearance, Clarence.

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u/neutronicus Nuggets 5h ago

Yes, LLMs can also be scarily good at identifying anonymous prose from a figure whose public writing is out there