Trail Blazers fire new announcer hours after hiring him over social media posts he made as a teen

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• Trail Blazers fire new announcer hours after hiring him over social media posts he made as a teen

  Braiden Bell was let go on Thursday shortly after being hired; the team says it has 'zero tolerance for racist, sexist or harmful comments'

  Publisher:CBS Sports NBA

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  Article published:3 hours ago

• Blazers fire new play-by-play announcer after old racist, sexist posts surface

  The Trail Blazers have fired newly hired play-by-play announcer Braiden Bell less than a day after announcing his addition to the broadcast team. Portland reversed course after racist and sexist posts from Bell’s social media account resurfaced, according to Sports Illustrated⁠. “The Portland Trail Blazers have zero tolerance for racist, sexist, or harmful comments,” the […] The post Blazers fire new play-by-play announcer after old racist, sexist posts surface appeared first on Hoops Wire.

  Publisher:HoopsWireArticle published:1 hour ago

• Trail Blazers Fire New Announcer As Misogynistic, Racist Posts Resurface Hours After Hiring

  The Portland Trail Blazers have parted ways with their new play-by-play announcer, Braiden Bell, on the same day as when he was hired.

  Publisher:Fadeaway WorldArticle published:2 hours ago

• Blazers Fire New Play-By-Play Announcers Braiden Bell

  The Portland Trail Blazers fired new play-by-play announcer Braiden Bell on Thursday night after racist and sexist tweets were uncovered from when he was a teenager. Bell, who posted the tweets in 2012 and 2013, was hired for the role earlier on Thursday. Bell previously was the announcer for the Phoenix Mercury. Longtime Blazers play-by-play announcer Kevin Calabro left the role earlier this season and joined the Timberwolves.

  Publisher:RealGMArticle published:3 hours ago

• Trail Blazers fire broadcaster — on same day hiring was announced — after racist, mismisogynistic posts emerge

  The objectionable social media posts were from 2012 and 2013.

  Publisher:NY Post NBAArticle published:3 hours ago

• NBA team fires broadcaster hours after hiring him over racist social posts

  The Trail Blazers fired broadcaster Braiden Bell as the team was made aware of some misogynistic and racist social media posts Bell made as a teenager.

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAArticle published:4 hours ago