Wife of 76ers' executive Bryan Colangelo could be behind Twitter accounts

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The Philadelphia 76ers’ independent investigation into president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo and his alleged link to anonymous Twitter accounts could wrap up as early as today, two people with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports.

The people requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly due to the sensitive nature of the issue.

While the initial story posted by The Ringer on Tuesday painted Colangelo as the culprit behind the Twitter accounts, information discovered since then suggests that Colangelo’s wife, Barbara Bottini, could be responsible for the Twitter posts. A phone number linked to the Twitter accounts ends with the same two numbers as a phone number associated with Bottini.

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The multiple Twitter accounts were critical of Sixers players and the former front office led by Sam Hinkie and were supportive of Colangelo. While some of the information was not known widely by the public, some of the details posted by the person behind the Twitter accounts were not a surprise to people who follow the Sixers closely.

Colangelo’s job is on the line, especially given the ownership group’s desire to keep internal team information as private as possible. At least one high-ranking Sixers official is fighting to save Colangelo’s job, a person familiar with details told USA TODAY Sports.

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