Nine days after The Ringer’s Ben Detrick published a deep-dive investigative look at suspicious Twitter accounts posting sensitive information about Philadelphia 76ers players that implicated then General Manager Bryan Colangelo, Philly and their embattled GM are terminating their relationship. ESPN’s Adrian Wojarnowski had the news on Twitter around 12:00 PM, Eastern time.
The breaking news from the end of May centered around a series of burner accounts that released information that could have only come from inside the organization and also levied accusations at 76ers players, chiefly center Embiid and No. 1 overall draft pick from 2017, Markelle Futlz.