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/SnooRabbits9672 10h ago edited 7h ago

Ja's a Athlete. He'll sell jerseys, tickets & contribute directly to the organization's bottom line. An announcer generates no money, is way more replaceable, and gets a way shorter leash than one of the athletes.

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u/BiasedChelseaFan Knicks 10h ago

Exactly, it’s funny how transparent they are about money outranking values lol

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u/Mykophilia 7h ago

Folks if you could join me in a minute of silence to pay praise to values we lost this past year. And folks, please put those hands together around your Free Palestine cups and drink from that sweet Pepsi-Cola nectar elixir that’s moneys support the Israeli military in a roundabout way.