Craig Carton calls out cancel culture after Portland Trail Blazers cut ties with newly hired announcer

Braiden Bell was fired from his newly hired position as the Portland Trail Blazers’ play-by-play announcer after “racist and misogynist” tweets from when he was 14 resurfaced. Craig Carton criticized the decision, arguing that decisions made as a teenager should not prevent someone from getting their dream job as an adult. Carton advises aspiring broadcasters to thoroughly clean their social media accounts before applying for jobs.

• Braiden Bell, the newly hired announcer for the Portland Trail Blazers, was fired due to “racist and misogynist” tweets from 2012 and 2013.
• The tweets were posted when Bell was 14 years old.
• Craig Carton expressed outrage, calling the situation an example of “cancel culture” ruining a young person’s life.
• Carton argued that the tweets, while in poor taste, were made by a minor and should not disqualify Bell from his dream job.
• Carton advised individuals looking to enter broadcasting to scrub their social media accounts before applying for positions.