Ex-Mercury voice fired from NBA job for racist, misogynistic posts
Ex-Phoenix Mercury play-by-play broadcaster has been fired by the Portland Trail Blazers hours after he was announced as new play-by-play broadcaster.
Former Phoenix Mercury and Valley Suns broadcaster Braiden Bell has been dismissed from his position as the Portland Trail Blazers' television play-by-play commentator. This decision followed the surfacing of racist and misogynistic social media posts from Bell's teenage years. The posts, shared on X in 2012 and 2013, came to light when KGW reporter Devon Haskins discovered them while working on a separate story.
The Trail Blazers promptly informed KGW of their decision to terminate Bell's employment. Bell's offensive remarks included comments such as "Girls these nights… Smh. #ThirstyForTheD" and "I'm not racist at all.. But not gonna lie.. Asian people piss me off! Hahaha #Honest." The Trail Blazers expressed their disappointment in Bell's actions and his subsequent termination from the NBA broadcaster role.
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