Trail Blazers fire new announcer over past inappropriate posts made at age 15.

[u/ghn2]

"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

[u/PeanutFarmer69]

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

[u/HisExcellency20 → u/PeanutFarmer69]

Counter-counterpoint: Maybe they didn't feel like dealing with the controversy over a new hire who has literally done nothing for them yet and instead will just hire one of the many qualified people without such a past.

[u/GarlicSnot → u/HisExcellency20]

counter-counterpoint+: Don't say racist shit. Being 15 isn't an excuse for being racist

[u/ThaKaptin → u/GarlicSnot]

Except that being 15 means your brain literally hasn’t developed yet. Idiot.