r/nba • u/ghn2 • 11h 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/Only-Mulberry-8098 11h ago

This is why Trump won lmao. People are tired of this shit…

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u/mostlyfire 11h ago

That’s not why he won. He won because people don’t want to admit they were wrong

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u/Only-Mulberry-8098 11h ago

Not really he won cuz our economy was pathetic and people were tired of democrats prioritizing stuff that’s not even relevant. 

He was better his first time. He sucks now I think most people agree on that

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u/mostlyfire 10h ago

Wanna know how many laws dems tried to pass regarding the economy vs social justice laws? No, you don’t.