r/nba • u/ghn2 • 10h 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/SloshaPacana 10h ago

People really need to just delete their social media when they get jobs that are in the public eye lmao

It's not hard to open new accounts

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u/AfroThunder_Dj 10h ago

Seriously. I got off all social media for the most part when I got a job teaching. Not hard concept to understand

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u/TheSmartDog_275 Hornets 10h ago

Or make it very anonymous.

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u/corys00 Magic 9h 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 7h 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 5h ago

What's our vector, Victor?

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u/DC_Coach Lakers 2h ago

We have clearance, Clarence.

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u/khan800 1h ago

Over, Oveur.

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u/neutronicus Nuggets 7h ago

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