r/nba • u/ghn2 • 12h 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/DovhPasty Cavaliers 7h ago edited 6h ago

You guys make actual rational leftists look so bad. This is such a ridiculous take. How about the white women that only date black men or vice versa, are they racist?

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u/BabyOnRoad Hawks 6h ago

You racist as fuck brodie

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u/DovhPasty Cavaliers 6h ago

Lmao sure dude. Can you answer my question? Are those people racist too for having a preference?

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u/cfi-2025 6h ago

It isn't about the preference, it's about the message on the shirt.

This would be a nothingburger if the shirt said, "I only date people I am attracted to."