Philadelphia 76ers: Bryan Colangelo calls himself “absolved” of Twitter scandal

The former Philadelphia 76ers GM broke his long silence on the issue of Twitter.

Remember when the Philadelphia 76ers’ GM was fired — no, sorry, mutually agreed to walk away — after multiple burner accounts were found on Twitter criticizing players, leaking sensitive information, and disparaging said GM’s coworkers. The good times of Sixers fandom.

While said GM was never all that successful, at least not when viewed through the lens of proper context, it appears he still has some … strong … feelings on the subject of Twitter. And, thanks to his recent emergence as a key member of the Illawarra Hawks front office in Australia, he has broken his long silence and reminded us of his strong feelings.

"“Family, personal, professional, or otherwise. I have to say I was dealt a pretty big blow, personally and professionally. And it’s been a difficult time dealing with the fallout. I was completely blindsided by the accusation and the storyline of the controversy.More from Sixers News3 Sixers players who could help Team USA Basketball76ers 2k24 ratings: 3 most underrated players on Philadelphia roster76ers head coach Nick Nurse bares lofty plans for Paul Reed this seasonGrade the Trade: 76ers swap Tobias Harris for superstar PG in mock dealBreaking Down Bombshell Report on Sixers Star James HardenOnce that investigation was completed and I was absolved, I felt the appropriate thing to do — in conjunction with ownership there in Philly — was to mutually walk away?” — The Sydney Morning Herald"

Nothing to see here. Find a new slant.

It appears Mr. Bryan Colangelo’s recollection of events differs from that of the common Sixers fan. For the common Sixers fan — not to mention Joel Embiid, and probably plenty of others in and around the organization — has yet to, as Colangelo so eloquently put it, “absolve” him.

Sure, Colangelo was never accused in court and convicted by a fair and impartial jury. But intuition would seem to tie Colangelo to his (or his wife’s) tweets, no matter how vehemently he defends his rotten reputation. The evidence collected by amateur internet sleuths, in addition to the content and tone of the tweets, makes any pro-Colangelo argument a difficult one.

The man tweeted the tweets. Or, if it truly was his wife, odds are he knew. Or, in the absolute best-case scenario, he let slip valuable (and, more importantly, private) information to an untrustworthy and Twitter-happy source. There is no instance in which Colangelo is “absolved.”

There is no need to dive deeper. We have countless articles from Burnergate stacked in our distant archives of yesteryear. Just type Colangelo in the search bar in the top right-hand corner and you’re bound to find some. This is a simple reminder that Bryan Colangelo is still very much responsible for what happened, and it was his suppressed immaturity and negligence which lost him his job — not some fantastical witch hunt from the fanbase.

Dave Early of Liberty Ballers said it best.

"“If an investment banker brings home some documents related to a pending acquisition and that person’s spouse finds and discloses those details publicly, or worse uses the information to buy or sell stock, it would range anywhere from fireable offense to lawsuits to insider trading. Both employee and spouse could go to jail. Nobody is absolved of anything.”"

This all comes back to Colangelo, no matter how you slice it. There’s a reason his career in the NBA is (probably, but not definitely) over, and there’s a reason the Sixers were forced to part ways, no matter how loving the relationship between him and ownership. There is no absolution here. Only a defensive interview.