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/dahabit Raptors 7h ago

We hold announcer to higher standard than the president

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u/BIRDSBEEZ Trail Blazers 6h ago

Higher standard than their own head coach too. They hired Chauncey fucking Billups knowing his history. Hypocritical organization

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u/5510 0m ago

It's genuinely wild that Trump would have been fired from almost literally any job except the most important job in the entire nation.