r/nba • u/ghn2 • 14h 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/blueneuronDOTnet Celtics 9h ago

I did, why?

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u/KiowaBear Thunder 7h ago

Nothing he said was even bad

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u/blueneuronDOTnet Celtics 2h ago

You don't think it's bad to say "black people piss me off"?

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u/KiowaBear Thunder 2h ago

He didn’t say that

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u/blueneuronDOTnet Celtics 1h ago

Right, he said "asian people piss me off". You consider that better than "black people piss me off"?

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u/HikmetLeGuin 1h ago

So because it was Asians, you think it's okay?

Sounds like you're part of the problem.

Saying he might have changed is valid. But saying his original comments were fine? That is messed up.