The Telegram (St. John's)

Colangelo resigns as 76ers president

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PHILADELPH­IA - Bryan Colangelo may not have authored any of the tweets himself, but he seemed to provide private informatio­n that went into them.

And when his wife used those details to criticize his own players or rival colleagues, Colangelo and the Philadelph­ia 76ers knew he could no longer remain their top basketball executive. Colangelo resigned Thursday as president of basketball operations for the 76ers in the wake of what an investigat­ion found was “careless and in some instances reckless” sharing of sensitive team informatio­n.

The independen­t review by a law firm did not determine that Colangelo operated or was even aware of Twitter accounts that anonymousl­y trashed some of his own players and fellow executives, and defended him against criticism from fans and the sports media. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP said evidence supported the conclusion that Colangelo’s wife, Barbara Bottini, operated the four accounts it investigat­ed, and she admitted to doing so - though also said she deleted contents of her iphone with a factory reset of the device prior to surrenderi­ng it for forensic review, limiting the investigat­ion.

As for Colangelo, there was no evidence he knew of the accounts before a May 22 inquiry from the sports website The Ringer for a story it reported linking him to five Twitter accounts that took aim at Philadelph­ia players and other people.

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