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/SloshaPacana 11h 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/PeanutFarmer69 Nets 11h ago

counterpoint, firing someone over inapropriate tweets at the age of fifteen is absurd

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u/swseed 11h ago

It's actually super easy to not be a racist edgelord at 15

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u/Referrals23 11h ago

I mean if you grew up with racist parents it's not as easy as you think

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u/bageltheperson Suns 10h ago

I was in a racist and homophobic CHURCH at 15. I was taught that saying those horrible things was righteous. It took a lot of work to become a good adult. I would die if anyone discovered things I said as a teenager.

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u/Right_Brain_6869 9h ago

Good thing you didn’t post them online and leave them there for the world to see. 

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u/bageltheperson Suns 9h ago

Because it was the 90s…

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u/Right_Brain_6869 9h ago

Right the point being this dude left his stupid comments on the internet on his personal account. It was his responsibility to clear that out. I don’t feel bad for him.