Back to the Philadelphia 76ers Newsfeed

Bryan Colangelo resigns: David Griffin, other candidates who may take over as Sixers GM

Bryan Colangelo resigned as the Sixers’ head of basketball operations on Thursday after a New York law firm’s investigation into his alleged secret use of Twitter.

The firm found it was likely that Colangelo’s wife, Barbara Bottini, created and used anonymous accounts to share information about Sixers players that hadn’t previously been reported. Read more here.

Sixers coach Brett Brown has taken over the team’s basketball operations according to Sixers’ co-managing partner Josh Harris. Brown will help the team prepare for the NBA draft in two weeks.

A search for a new general manager will begin immediately.