Chris Haynes, a former Trail Blazers reporter with Comcast SportsNet Northwest, published a personal essay Friday alleging racial profiling by the Portland Police Bureau in connection with a never disclosed 2013 arrest and acquittal.
Haynes now covers the Cleveland Cavaliers for The Plain Dealer/Northeast Ohio Media Group. The Northeast Ohio Media Group and Oregonian Media Group are sister companies.
The personal essay comes as Cavaliers superstar LeBron James faces scrutiny from some for not weighing in on the 2014 Cleveland shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice.
Haynes, who is African-American, said he felt compelled to "dive into my own shortcomings" in light of the attention surrounding James' relative silence.