Braiden Bell

He has owned it without excuses." The attorney is asking whether words from 14 years ago should outweigh everything Bell has done since.

Now, this is also the same attorney who represented Jacob Toby, the Spurs announcer who was fired over a separate matter earlier this year and was later reinstated.

The Blazers, however, insist they won't give Bell his job back.

The team told Front Office Sports that they stand by their original statement that was issued last week.