Portland Trail Blazers Fire New Broadcaster After Misogynistic, Racist Comments From Teen Years Surface
The team reversed course after resurfaced 2012 posts included anti-Asian remarks and other offensive comments, ending Bell’s hire within hours, officials said.
- On Thursday, the Portland Trail Blazers rescinded their hiring of 29-year-old play-by-play announcer Braiden Bell just hours after announcing the appointment, following discovery of racist and sexist social media posts.
- A KGW-TV reporter unearthed Bell's historical social media activity, revealing misogynistic and racist comments made between 2012 and 2013 when he was a teenager.
- The Blazers issued a statement Thursday night confirming the posts were "in clear violation of team and league policies, as well as our values and expectations." The team stated it would not move forward with Bell.
- Bell was selected to replace veteran Kevin Calabro, who was let go this summer during layoffs implemented by owner Thomas Dundon as part of cost-cutting measures.
- This incident follows the firing of San Antonio Spurs broadcaster Jacob Tobey in July over alleged misconduct, though it remains unclear whether Bell will receive similar opportunities to return to the league.
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Portland Trail Blazers fire brand-new announcer for racist, sexist tweets
Hours after the Portland Trail Blazers announced they had hired announcer Braiden Bell, a KGW-TV reporter uncovered racist and misogynist posts on Bell’s Twitter account from 2012 and 2013.
NBA Team Fires Broadcaster On SAME DAY He Was Hired After These ‘Racist’ and ‘Sexist’ Tweets Emerge from When He was a Teen * The Gateway Pundit * by Cullen Linebarger
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NBA's Portland Trail Blazers hire announcer, then fire him hours later over tweets from his teenage years
Portland Trail Blazers fired Braiden Bell as their new play-by-play announcer hours after hiring him over decade-old social media posts from his teenage years.
Portland Trail Blazers Fire Play-By-Play Announcer Over Offensive Social Media Posts From High School
On Thursday, the Portland Trail Blazers announced the hiring of Braiden Bell as the team’s lead play-by-play announcer. Just hours later, however, they were back on the search for an announcer, and Bell was out of work. Bell, 29, was fired after the team uncovered a series of insensitive social media posts he made while in high school. […]
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