India, Oct. 2 -- Portland Trail Blazers, the NBA team, announced they were parting ways with Braiden Bell just hours after hiring him as their broadcaster. The team issued a statement after the firing.

"The Portland Trail Blazers have zero tolerance for racist, sexist, or harmful comments. Social media posts made by our recently announced play-by-play broadcaster are in clear violation of team and league policies, as well as our values and expectations. Therefore, we will not be moving forward with this broadcaster," they said.

"The play-by-play role carries a long legacy of excellence, on the broadcast and in character, and we hold that standard without exception. We did not meet our own bar in this process, and for that we apologize t...