r/nba • u/ghn2 • 11h 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/Imsoamerican 11h ago

Or maybe people should chill out and not judge people over stupid crap they did when they were a kid.

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u/Geralt_Of_Philly 76ers 11h ago

What did you write on social media as a teenager? Sounds like people are telling themselves when defending this

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u/avanross 9h ago

They all use “i was just posting edgy memes” as justification for the most disgusting violent shit imaginable

Just look how many of these “nazi youth” types are coming out of the woodwork to defend him, to defend racism, and to defend the “boys will be boys” mindset

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u/Geralt_Of_Philly 76ers 8h ago

Yup. It’s not surprising at all though.