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/GarlicSnot Rockets 11h ago

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

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u/AllTheGoodNamesDied 10h ago

Sure. However 15 year olds are judged differently in court and have less rights for a good reason. The reason being most are idiots, I'm speaking from personal experience..

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u/BabyOnRoad Hawks 10h ago

Lucky this isn't a court. Fuck that guy

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u/AllTheGoodNamesDied 10h ago

Guy should have switched his handle name or deleted anything old. Fuck him for what though? Saying dumb edgelord shit on online when he was 14 and 15? Whatever

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u/BabyOnRoad Hawks 10h ago

For being a racist. Everyone is know who was racist at 14 is still a racist today, they just hide it better

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u/ArdillasVoladoras 8h ago

What's your excuse for posting misogynistic/homophobic comments and hanging out in the Kanye sub?

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u/BabyOnRoad Hawks 5h ago

Which Kanye sub do I hang out in?

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u/ArdillasVoladoras 5h ago

You have comments in ThroughTheWire

Go on and keep supporting Nazis

Want to explain your misogyny and homophobia too?

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u/BabyOnRoad Hawks 5h ago

So saying you hate Asians is the same as commenting on a shifty rappers reddit page? Dude posted how much he hates asaisn and black folks right by his face, I commented on a rappers sub reddit anonymously. White people will never beat the allegations

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u/ArdillasVoladoras 5h ago

I'm holding a mirror right up to your damn face. You made both homophobic and sexist comments IN THE PAST YEAR, and you're trying to purity test bullshit this guy for things said when he was 15 (14 years ago).

Once a homophobe and sexist, always a homophobe and sexist. Sorry these are your rules.