NBA photographer was fired after posting an offensive meme about Senator Kamala Harris.

Bill Baptist, a photographer was let go by the NBA after posting an offensive meme about Senator Kamala Harris on his Facebook page.

Bill Baptist, a photographer was let go by the NBA after posting an offensive meme about Senator Kamala Harris on his Facebook page.The freelance NBA photographer shared an offensive meme about Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on his Facebook page shortly after Biden announced they were 2020 running mates. His post was noticed by former WNBA star and Houston Comet Sheryl Swoopes, who called Baptist out for the post that she deemed 'disrespectful.'

KPRC 2 reported that they contacted the NBA, who commented that Baptist is an independent contractor, and his services are no longer in use in Orlando.

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