Colangelo wife suspected

Internet sleuths believe they are one step closer to exposing the identity behind several Twitter burner accounts tied to 76ers president and general manager Bryan Colangelo, alleging his wife may be the mastermind.

Hours after the organization announced it would launch an internal investigation into allegations brought to light in The Ringer’s report published Tuesday, a 76ers fan account, “Did the Sixers win?,” connected the dots to Colangelo’s wife, Barbara Bottini, noting the last two digits of her phone number were linked to three of the burners in question. Additional Twitter detectives followed suit, piling on the evidence.

“When you type Bryan Colan- gelo’s wife’s # into the Twitter reset form,” a Philadelphiabased user posted.

“For more evidence of her number ending in 91, see the following screenshot from @2003mubb who noted the recover number on Barbara’s email,” tweeted another Philadelphia-area sports blogger.

While tweets from the alleged burners have mercilessly defended Colangelo, even addressing his collar size, sensitive information has also been released, particularly a failed physical by former first-round pick Jahlil Okafor. The accounts also criticized 76ers coach Brett Brown, former GM Sam Hinkie, last year’s first-overall pick, Markelle Fultz, and star Joel Embiid.