One of the most bizarre sports stories in recent memory is that of Philadelphia 76ers general manager Bryan Colangelo allegedly creating multiple Twitter accounts or “burners”, to publicly chastise individuals in the Sixers’ organization. From divulging private medical information on Jahlil Okafor and Joel Embiid, to lambasting his players and other former members of the franchise, the budding scandal isn’t playing out well for Philadelphia’s lead personnel man. Try as you might, but no one can hide on the Internet.
This madness has brought about an interesting conversation on social media in the past few days: what if prominent sports figures are masquerading as “fans” on Twitter and other outlets to defend their credibility?