Fired Announcer Teen Tweets
3 outlets
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7 reporters
- Christian ArnoldNew York Post
- Alejandro AvilaFox News
- Field Level MediaThe Independent
- Austin PerryFox News
- Thomas Gamba-EllisNew York Post
- Matt CalkinsFox News
- Bridget ReillyNew York Post
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Fired Announcer Teen Tweets. (2026, October 13). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/50940
“Fired Announcer Teen Tweets.” The Aporia, 13 Oct. 2026, https://the-aporia.com/event/50940.
“Fired Announcer Teen Tweets.” The Aporia, October 13, 2026. https://the-aporia.com/event/50940.
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What happened
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The Trail Blazers fired their new television play-by-play broadcaster, Braiden Bell, hours after they announced the hire, after posts on X resurfaced from Bell’s past that featured misogynistic and racist comments.
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How it changed
- 2 Oct
The Trail Blazers fired their new television play-by-play broadcaster, Braiden Bell, hours after they announced the hire, after posts on X resurfaced from Bell’s past that featured misogynistic and racist comments.
- 6 Oct
What he is asking is whether a boy’s words from fourteen years ago should outweigh everything the man has done since.
Coverage 8 articles
6 Oct Fired Blazers announcer makes plea to team after firing for racist tweets made as teen
New York Post
6 Oct Fired Trail Blazers announcer's legal team demands reinstatement after team axes him over teenage tweets
Fox News
3 Oct Media sinks to new low by digging up tweets that got announcer fired by cowardly Blazers
Fox News
2 Oct Trail Blazers announcer breaks silence after firing in wake of problematic posts resurfacing
New York Post
2 Oct Craig Carton calls out cancel culture after Portland Trail Blazers cut ties with newly hired announcer
Fox News
2 Oct Trail Blazers fire new announcer just hours after hiring over decade-old social media posts
The Independent
2 Oct NBA's Portland Trail Blazers hire announcer, then fire him hours later over tweets from his teenage years
Fox News
2 Oct Trail Blazers fire broadcaster — on same day hiring was announced — after racist, mismisogynistic posts emerge: report
New York Post
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