76ers president Bryan Colangelo's secret twitter accounts

[tynopik]

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/...-twitter-joel-embiid-anonymous-markelle-fultz

the longtime NBA executive has been using them as a platform to:

- Criticize NBA players, including Joel Embiid, Jahlil Okafor, and Nerlens Noel
- Publicly debate the decisions of his own coaching staff, as well as critique former Sixers general manager Sam Hinkie and Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri
- Telegraph the 2017 trade in which the Sixers acquired the no. 1 overall pick that would become Markelle Fultz
- Disclose nonpublic medical information about Okafor and gossip about Embiid and Fultz to members of the national and Philadelphia media

The source explained that they worked in artificial intelligence and, after noticing a “bunch of weird tweets” directed at Sixers writers, used an open-source data analysis tool to link five accounts through commonalities including similarities in who the accounts followed and linguistic quirks.

 

[olds]

Thanks. Anything new on the Facebook front?

 

[tynopik]

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

This is a pretty big deal. Criticizing your own players, subtly disclosing injury and health issues? Yikes

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

lol. So much for privacy.

I guess don't be a big-shot owner at least? Otherwise publicity police will come after you.

 

[momeNt]

Bryan Colangelo - the spoiled child of NBA royalty Jerry Colangelo.

Jerry Colangelo was also the mastermind behind the Arizona Diamondbacks and their 2001 World Series.

His son is an extreme disappointment.

 

[brianmanahan]

big collar brand

 

[tynopik]

The Potential Legal Consequences of Bryan Colangelo's Twitter Controversy

 

[SearchMaster]

Bryan Colangelo - the spoiled child of NBA royalty Jerry Colangelo.

Jerry Colangelo was also the mastermind behind the Arizona Diamondbacks and their 2001 World Series.

His son is an extreme disappointment.

This. Jerry Colangelo is a legend...his kid is apparently a giant douchebag.

 

[tynopik]

another potential sockpuppet

it may have been his wife

 

[tynopik]

http://www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-fire-gm-bryan-colangelo-aftermath-burner-account-scandal/

Sixers and GM Bryan Colangelo part ways in aftermath of burner account scandal

. . .

As part of a statement released at the conclusion of the investigation, the Sixers noted they did not believe Colangelo was aware of the burner accounts, but placed responsibility on his shoulders for the situation unfolding as it did.

We cannot conclude that Mr. Colangelo was aware of the Twitter accounts prior to the May 22 press inquiry. Mr. Colangelo denies any such awareness and we have not observed any forensic evidence establishing that he had knowledge of the Twitter accounts prior to that date. We note, however, that our investigation was limited and impeded by certain actions taken by Ms. Bottini, including her decision to delete the contents of her iPhone by executing a factory reset of the device prior to surrendering it for forensic review.

Our investigation revealed substantial evidence that Mr. Colangelo was the source of sensitive, non-public, club- related information contained in certain posts to the Twitter accounts. We believe that Mr. Colangelo was careless and in some instances reckless in failing to properly safeguard sensitive, non-public, club-related information in communications with individuals outside the 76ers organization.

. . .


The delay was, in part, due to internal and external politics that ownership had to weigh. More than one person who spoke to PhillyVoice on the condition of anonymity suggested Jerry Colangelo tried to intervene on Bryan's behalf, threatening to interfere with club relationships around the league.

 

[tynopik]

talk about throwing your wife under the bus

https://sports.yahoo.com/quickest-w...gelo-fiasco-hire-david-griffin-195033941.html

Said Colangelo via statement: “While I am grateful that the independent investigation conducted by the 76ers has confirmed that I had no knowledge of or involvement in the Twitter activity conducted by my wife, I vigorously dispute the allegation that my conduct was in any way reckless. At no point did I ever purposefully or directly share any sensitive, non-public, club-related information with her.

“Her actions were a seriously misguided effort to publicly defend and support me, and 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. While this was obviously a mistake, we are a family and we will work through this together.

“Although I am not directly responsible for the actions, I regret this incident occurred and understand that it has become a distraction for the team.”

 

[brianmanahan]

well tonight's conversation at the colangelo dinner table was probably interesting