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Joel Embiid refuses to trash ex-Sixers Gm Bryan Colangelo ... telling TMZ Sports the disgraced exec is a "great guy" ... despite the burner account scandal. "He was a great guy. He did a great job for us, so I wish him luck," Embiid told us in Beverly Hills on Thursday night. Shocking response since Embiid is one of the 76ers players who was targeted by the burner account tweets that Colangelo's wife claims she posted. In fact,...
- 6/8/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Former Philadelphia 76ers general manager Bryan Colangelo had some frank words for his own wife in the wake of a scandal involving burner Twitter accounts that she admitted were linked to her. The 76ers announced Colangelo’s resignation Thursday morning.
In a statement on his resignation, Colangelo called the actions of his wife, Barbara Bottini, “a seriously misguided effort to publicly defend and support me.”
He could’ve stopped there, but Colangelo continued, taking great care to distance himself from her even as he upped the criticism. “While I recognize how inappropriate these actions were, she acted independently and without my knowledge or consent. Further, the content she shared was filled with inaccuracies and conjecture which in no way represent my own views or opinions.”
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Colangelo further added: “At no point did I ever...
In a statement on his resignation, Colangelo called the actions of his wife, Barbara Bottini, “a seriously misguided effort to publicly defend and support me.”
He could’ve stopped there, but Colangelo continued, taking great care to distance himself from her even as he upped the criticism. “While I recognize how inappropriate these actions were, she acted independently and without my knowledge or consent. Further, the content she shared was filled with inaccuracies and conjecture which in no way represent my own views or opinions.”
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Colangelo further added: “At no point did I ever...
- 6/7/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Bryan Colangelo isn't even Pretending to defend his wife -- he's dumping All of the blame on her ... with no shame. Colangelo resigned as President of Basketball Operations for the Philadelphia 76ers -- after a private investigation firm found his wife was the person behind several Twitter accounts that published damaging and private info about 76ers players. Now, Bryan is breaking his silence ... and continuing to dump all blame on his wife, Barbara Bottini. "While...
- 6/7/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The process is over for Bryan Colangelo ... the Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations has resigned after an investigation revealed his Wife was behind several Twitter accounts that had trashed 76ers players and leaked private info. But there's a major twist ... investigators say Bryan's wife tried to delete and hide key pieces of info on her phone before turning it over to be examined. "The Philadelphia 76ers organization has accepted the resignation of President of Basketball Operations Bryan Colangelo,...
- 6/7/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The Philadelphia 76ers have announced they've launched an investigation into team honcho Bryan Colangelo ... to find out if he was Really leaking confidential team info through burner Twitter accounts. Colangelo was allegedly using 5 secret accounts to trash various 76ers players -- including Joel Embiid, Markelle Fultz and former players Nerlens Noel and Jahlil Okafor, according to The Ringer. In the case of Okafor, Colangelo allegedly leaked private medical information that only a few people in the organization would know.
- 5/30/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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