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HIRED AT 29. FIRED HOURS LATER FOR TWEETS HE WROTE AT 15.
Braiden Bell landed the job as the Portland Trail Blazers' play-by-play announcer. That same day, it was gone.
A reporter uncovered racist and sexist posts from his teenage years, including an insult toward Asian people and derogatory comments about women.
Bell apologized. Now he's asking for a second chance.
"Should the worst words a fifteen-year-old ever wrote decide the rest of his life?" his attorney asked.
The Blazers say their policy is zero tolerance. They're standing by the firing.
What he wrote was wrong. But should accountability leave room for someone to grow?
Would you want your character today judged by the worst thing you said at 15?
Braiden Bell landed the job as the Portland Trail Blazers' play-by-play announcer. That same day, it was gone.
A reporter uncovered racist and sexist posts from his teenage years, including an insult toward Asian people and derogatory comments about women.
Bell apologized. Now he's asking for a second chance.
"Should the worst words a fifteen-year-old ever wrote decide the rest of his life?" his attorney asked.
The Blazers say their policy is zero tolerance. They're standing by the firing.
What he wrote was wrong. But should accountability leave room for someone to grow?
Would you want your character today judged by the worst thing you said at 15?
