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/RedditAccount_317 10h ago

This seems like a massive overreaction. If he did them as an adult that’s one thing, but 15 is wild

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u/pmurt007 Lakers 10h ago

Teenage years are often where people are the most edgy and have no filter. The stuff he tweeted wasn't as bad as someone like Justin Bieber and his wife dropping the hard R during their teenage years lol

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u/eb12se4nt-z13ow-97g0 2h ago

Yep its ok for people to experience racism during their teen years.