It happened. The Philadelphia 76ers and general manager Bryan Colangelo have agreed to part ways following a dramatic controversy surrounding burner accounts and criticism of the organization from said accounts.
It had been long expected that Colangelo would be on the outs, even after the Sixers’ internal investigation deemed that they did not believe the GM had knowledge of the accounts (more on that here).
This has been a story that’s more indicative of 2018 than anything else. Hot takes on social media. An interest level that is almost on par with this year’s NBA Finals.
Add in the Sixers indicating that Colangelo’s wife was responsible for the burner accounts and head coach Brett Brown taking over interim GM duties, and this is drama at the highest level.
Needless to say those on the Twitterverse had some pretty strong takes regarding Thursday’s news. Here’s the best.
https://twitter.com/AllbrightNFL/status/1004755783551201281
https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/1004756303389085696
https://twitter.com/JustinLever2/status/1004753572217671680
When you hear that Bryan Colangelo is gone: pic.twitter.com/oSrc4EBOMm
— Philly Fast Break (@PhillyFastBreak) June 7, 2018
https://twitter.com/IsColangeloGM/status/1004753255518359552
Bryan Colangelo spotted leaving the Wells Fargo center #Sixers @NBA pic.twitter.com/PGR7aSpCIv
— Corrado (@ForzaCorrado) June 7, 2018
I cannot even begin to imagine the lengthy conversations Bryan Colangelo and his wife have been/will be having.
— Sarah Baicker (@sbbaicker) June 7, 2018
It was clear that Colangelo was an inept, insecure, destructive, deliberately deceptive rat and I’m pleased to see him gone.
— rone’s gamblin corner (@rone) June 7, 2018
— Tim Ryan🦤 (@TheSportsHernia) June 7, 2018
https://twitter.com/V_Palms102/status/1004753162492891136
Hinkie died for our sins. Colangelo died for his own.
— Tankathon.com (@tankathon) June 7, 2018