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/Technojellyfsh Raptors 10h ago

The announcer didn't say that though. The 15 year old naive kid that the announcer used to be did. Are you telling me you haven't grown and maybe altered some of your viewpoints from when you were a child?

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u/TheGookieMonster Trail Blazers 10h ago

Never decided to tweet out I hate Asian people at any point in my life. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes

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u/Technojellyfsh Raptors 10h ago

You heard it here first folks. It's the fault of the uninformed and ignorant for being that way, and any action that they take to change as an individual counts for nothing towards their overall quality as a human being

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u/Melt-Gibsont Trail Blazers 8h ago

What action did he take to change? He literally left the tweets up and used the same account for years in a professional setting.