Latest: Philadelphia 76ers to investigate Bryan Colangelo Twitter drama
THE Philadelphia 76ers will investigate the actions of Bryan Colangelo after a bizarre story exposed the possibility of the team president using burner accounts to criticise players and reveal sensitive information on Twitter.
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THE Philadelphia 76ers are investigating whether team president Bryan Colangelo used Twitter accounts to anonymously trash his own players and other executives and defend himself against fan and media criticism.
The five accounts took aim at Philadelphia players Joel Embiid and Markelle Fultz, former Sixers general manager Sam Hinkie, Toronto Raptors executive Masai Ujiri and former Sixers players Jahlil Okafor and Nerlens Noel, according to a report by The Ringer website.
Colangelo acknowledged using one of the accounts to monitor the NBA industry and other current events but said he wasn’t familiar with the other four and didn’t know who was behind them.
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“The allegations are serious and we have commenced an independent investigation into the matter,” the Sixers said on Wednesday in a statement.
“We will report the results of that investigation as soon as it is concluded.”
Embiid, the 24-year-old All-Star centre, tweeted that he didn’t believe the report.
“I don’t believe the story. That would just be insane,” he wrote.
The Ringer said in its report it has been monitoring the accounts since February, when it received an anonymous tip.
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The site said it does not know the source of the tip but archived and monitored the tweets and found connections between the accounts.
Colangelo was hired as president of basketball operations for Philadelphia in April 2016. He served as Toronto’s general manager from 2006-2013. The son of longtime sports executive Jerry Colangelo, he stepped in with the Sixers after Hinkie resigned.
He lost his GM job in Toronto after the Raptors missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season and Ujiri took over basketball operations.
Originally published as Latest: Philadelphia 76ers to investigate Bryan Colangelo Twitter drama
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