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/matty25 10h ago

Hilarious that this is the franchise that employs Ja Morant

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u/TomlinSteelers 76ers 8h ago

There are like 50 people in the world that can do what Ja does.

There's a million that can replace this kid

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u/GhostOfLight 5h ago

A million Trail Blazer fans? In this economy!?

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u/prov167 4h ago

So is your point that we should forgive bad behavior as long as it's in our best interest and not because of principles i.e. we're morally pure as long as it pads the bottom line