The 76ers announced Wednesday that they are investigating accusations made against Bryan Colangelo, the team’s president of basketball operations, after a sports and pop culture website linked him to anonymous Twitter accounts that disclosed sensitive team information and frequently criticized players and head coach Brett Brown.
Fresh off the franchise’s most successful season in nearly 20 years, the Sixers are suddenly looking at a firestorm that could seriously damage their “Trust the Process” rebuilding plan that has seemed to be headed toward championship contention. And it could cost Colangelo, hired in 2016, his job.
The team’s main offseason goal — signing mega-free agent LeBron James, or another big-name free agent — could face new roadblocks.