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Bryan Colangelo social media reaction: Joel Embiid, NBA Twitter react to the Ringer's report

What they're saying about Bryan Colangelo reportedly using fake Twitter accounts to fight with critics and criticize former players and colleagues.

Things might be rocky between Joel Embiid and Bryan Colangelo.
Things might be rocky between Joel Embiid and Bryan Colangelo.Read moreYONG KIM / File Photograph
    by Sarah Todd
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A Tuesday night report by the Ringer website that Sixers general manager Bryan Colangelo uses multiple burner accounts on Twitter nearly broke the internet. Every one was weighing in on #BurnerGate including face of the franchise, Joel Embiid.

His first tweet was not clearly directed at anyone and was more reactionary:

But, Embiid's next tweet was directed at one of Colangelo's alleged burner accounts:

Later, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski said that Embiid said he got a call from Colangelo denying the story:

That did not stop the NBA world (and beyond) from losing their minds over the late-night development.

NBA executives were having some fun:

And the news spread beyond the NBA like a wildfire: