Portland Trail Blazers Rescind Announcer Hire After Discovery of Past Tweets

By Ryan Glasspiegel · Front Office Sports · 2026-10-02

According to reporting from Front Office Sports, the Portland Trail Blazers terminated play-by-play announcer Braiden Bell just hours after his appointment was made public. The decision followed a local reporter's discovery of offensive social media posts Bell authored while he w

According to reporting from Front Office Sports, the Portland Trail Blazers terminated play-by-play announcer Braiden Bell just hours after his appointment was made public. The decision followed a local reporter's discovery of offensive social media posts Bell authored while he w