Bryan Colangelo breaks his silence on “burnergate”

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images Bryan Colangelo has apparently broken his media silence on the issue that led to his resignation as President of the Sixers back in 2018. It was just over two years ago when The Ringer’s Ben Detrick wrote “The Curious Case of Bryan Colangelo and the Secret Twitter Account.” Following that story, the team authorized an independent investigation by a law firm, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, to figure out what happened before ownership made a final decision. After that wrapped up, they concluded it was in fact Colangelo’s wife, Barbara Bottini, who was on Twitter revealing team secrets and making fun of current and former players. Despite this, Colangelo and the team felt it best if he just resign, which he did.

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