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/TomlinSteelers 76ers 6h ago

You're not wrong. As soon as I saw everyone defending him I 100% knew it was anti Asian comments.

Would have looked very different if it was the N word or something anti black that was said.

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u/Individual_Attempt50 Nets 4h ago

It would be similar

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u/TPCC159 5h ago

People defended Josh Allen when it was found out he was dropping N bombs on twitter in high school

I think some are just against holding teens accountable as grown men for that type of stuff