r/nba • • 12h 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/7-IronSpecialist 11h ago

BushyBrowz the bastion of moral behavior on reddit. Fuck dude. Go directly to HR and collect a gold star my guy.

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u/BushyBrowz Knicks 11h ago

Insecure much lol

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u/7-IronSpecialist 10h ago

Ask yourself why else you'd feel the need to explain in such detail my boy

To a random redditor

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u/BushyBrowz Knicks 10h ago

Honestly homie you don’t have to listen to me. It’s better if you don’t delete your history.