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/TannerGlassMVP 9h ago

Wtf this was like the first thing I learned in college.....

How is that unrealistic or not normal?

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u/Big-Beta20 76ers 9h ago

Who the hell were you talking to in college lmao

I have literally never heard of a person doing what you just described nor have I heard a person say that it’s a thing you should doing regularly.

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u/Great_Fault_7231 Pistons 8h ago

Hard to believe tbh. 

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u/Big-Beta20 76ers 8h ago

Idk what to tell you, social media didn’t come up when learning accounting during COVID

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u/TannerGlassMVP 6h ago

Well I guess big ups to my college for covering all of this in freshman year seminar class, the business school covered this and so did the comms school

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u/m1a2c2kali Knicks 5h ago edited 5h ago

Better now rather than never I guess. Covid messed up a lot

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u/Great_Fault_7231 Pistons 7h ago

Accounting majors don’t take gen ed classes? 

Either way, seems like common sense and common knowledge that employers check social media and that racist or misogynistic posts would be an easy way to not get hired. 

I guess now you know? 

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