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Joel Embiid Says Bryan Colangelo Called Him to Deny Burner Account Allegations

Alec NathanMay 29, 2018

Philadelphia 76ers general manager Bryan Colangelo reportedly reached out to Joel Embiid Tuesday night after The Ringer's Ben Detrick published a lengthy investigation regarding his alleged use of burner Twitter accounts to criticize players.

"I talked to him and he said that he didn’t say that," Embiid told ESPN.com's Adrian Wojnarowski. "He called me just to deny the story. Gotta believe him until proven otherwise. If true though, that would be really bad."

That comment followed Embiid's initial reaction, which included a burner-esque reply to one of Colangelo's alleged Twitter accounts referencing former general manager Sam Hinkie: