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Your Thursday Morning/Colangelo Twitter Roundup

Have you been living under a rock for the past couple of days? Sucks for you, because you missed out on a ton of Sixers stuff.

Let’s get you up to speed. Markelle Fultz is doing cartwheels, Brett Brown got a three-year extension and is possibly bringing former Pelicans coach Monty Williams aboard, Ben Simmons is reportedly dating Kendall Jenner, and we recapped TJ McConnell’s season.

Oh, and it appears Bryan Colangelo used five burner accounts on Twitter to make himself look good at the expense of others. One of them was Eric Jr. Which started a memorable night on Twitter from a ton of accounts, specifically Joel Embiid:

BRUH pic.twitter.com/hv59PDxlgY

— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) May 30, 2018

Joel told me that @samhinkie IS BETTER AND SMARTER THAN YOU @AlVic40117560 #BurnerAccount

— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) May 30, 2018

I’m upset @drake

— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) May 30, 2018

Sixers All-Star center Joel Embiid tells ESPN on Bryan Colangelo: “I talked to him and he said that he didn’t say that. He called me just to deny the story. Gotta believe him until proven otherwise. If true though, that would be really bad.”

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 30, 2018

Nevertheless, Colangelo is denying he is responsible for those tweets and many league executives seem to believe this: It is hard to fathom a GM risking his job in such a reckless manner. Many are giving him the benefit of doubt on that level alone. It just doesn’t add up. https://t.co/BDn3n0os2a

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 30, 2018

So what happened yesterday? More. Colangelo began his damage control, but has yet to publicly speak on the matter. The Sixers also launched an independent investigation and decided not to have any press availability to discuss the Brown extension, which would basically just be talk of Colangelo.

There’s been theories that Eric Jr. could be Jerry Colangelo, and he’s already weighed in on this, and also what could happen on the legal front moving forward.

But could his wife be doing some of the work as well? This has gone insane. And we may have found another online account as well:

A user named "Al Vic" used to cape for Colangelo, and then Jacob stepped in and this user called them out (this is from Disqus account: https://t.co/Io1wiJ8DRm pic.twitter.com/s7EbJ1S0ar

— Hesi Pull-Up Jimbo (@_JimmyMcCormick) May 31, 2018

Kyle has a ton more on this account on his Twitter. Here’s a few of those comments:

Blaming team doctors for Okafor pic.twitter.com/fc7tYoRZ8y

— Kyle Scott (@CrossingBroad) May 31, 2018

Really in depth detail on Okafor trade falling through pic.twitter.com/aeOXYYYkIi

— Kyle Scott (@CrossingBroad) May 31, 2018

pic.twitter.com/3H14Svd331

— Kyle Scott (@CrossingBroad) May 31, 2018

AND…

So this is an attack on Tim Leiweke, the former president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment/Raps owners. The person who wrote this has insider intel on both the Raptors front office and Sixers inneroworkings. Hmmm. pic.twitter.com/qIrnQknFZ1

— Hesi Pull-Up Jimbo (@_JimmyMcCormick) May 31, 2018

My God. What does day 3 bring? Does Colangelo finally speak to the public on the matter? Does he resign? Will he get fired by Josh Harris? You can’t really recover from this, whether it was all a troll job or not. It’s not looking like a troll job anymore and if he stays as GM, it could severely affect free agent decisions for the Sixers. Imagine if LeBron didn’t take a break from Twitter.

Also, hmmm…

When I was a guest on Phoenix sports radio earlier today, the hosts mentioned how Colangelo would call in all the time, upset with opinions of him. Rarely ever speaks since coming to philly. Certainly suggests he needed an outlet.

— Jon Johnson (@jonjohnsonwip) May 31, 2018

Anyways, Bovada thinks he won’t be the team’s GM come next season. So we’ll see.

But while you wait, buy the Colangelo shirt.

And listen to the Crossing Broadcast.

The Roundup:

The Phillies also had a game. They’ll be playing without Rhys Hoskins for some time, as he’ll head to the disabled list with a broken jaw. Sounds like Dylan Cozens will come up to replace Hoskins.

They sucked. Zach Eflin gave up five runs on seven hits in four innings of work and the Phillies got their first run on a Nick Williams homer in the seventh as they fell to the Dodgers 8-2. Ross Stripling struck out nine batters in seven innings for the win while Matt Kemp batted in four runs.

Mitch Walding made his MLB debut at third base. He struck out in all four of his at-bats. That’s bad.

Tonight, Aaron Nola takes on Clayton Kershaw in a battle of the aces. First pitch is set for 7:35 PM on NBC Sports Philadelphia.

OTAs continued for the Eagles this week. One player that’s been raising his stock has been cornerback De’Vante Bausby. Jim Schwartz likes him:

“He’s a competitive player,” said Schwartz. “He did a really good job for us on the scout teams last year. He was ready to play for us last year if need be. He did a great job not just on the practice field but in the meeting room, being up on the game plan. We were fortunate that we didn’t have so many injuries there that he needed to go. But he was ready, and he had the confidence of the coaching staff. He sort of spread his wings a little bit, working in some different positions. He’s a very, very competitive player. He’s got good size, but his competitiveness stands out. You guys will see that.

“You didn’t see him in training camp last year. You guys will see that in training camp this year. I’m excited about him. We’re all excited about the contributions he made to our team last year, and what he can do this year. Again, his contributions were behind the scenes last year. But we have a lot of guys that have an impact on Sunday that might not be playing. He worked the offense hard last year. I think those guys have respect for him, and I know our coaches have respect for him.”

Meanwhile, Jay Ajayi believes he’ll have a breakout season this year:

“Things have been shaken up in our room and I am excited to get into that lead role and do what’s needed from me,” Ajayi said. “I am a year and a half removed from being the guy (in Miami). We have a lot of talented guys in our room, very versatile, it’s about breeding that competition and me doing my part on the field and making those big plays when my number is called.”

Currently, those vying for carries alongside Ajayi are local Super Bowl hero Corey Clement and other young and unproven backs like Wendell Smallwood, Donnell Pumphrey and free-agent acquisition Matt Jones. It’s competition Ajayi sounds confident he can dominate in training camp to command a lion-share of carries when the season starts.

“I would like to consider myself a work horse running back, a grinder, I believe it’s tough for a defense to go against me for four quarters with me running against them and pounding, pounding,” Ajayi said. “Starting the game strong, and getting into that second half with the defense wearing down, that’s where I can get damage done.”

Brandon Brooks hates the Patriot Way as well, joining Lane Johnson. Ask him about playing in Houston under Bill O’Brien, a Belichick understudy.

The Villanova talent drain continues. Omari Spellman is leaving for the NBA, joining Donte DiVincenzo.

The Union took care of the Chicago Fire 3-1 last night. They’ll play Atlanta FC on Saturday.

In other sports news, the Washington Capitals edged the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals to tie the series at one game apiece. Game 3 is Saturday night.

Jermaine Gresham helped a traveler pay for her carry-on fee:

Cardinals TE Jermaine Gresham helping a person in need

pic.twitter.com/uscygvotGB

— Sporting News (@sportingnews) May 30, 2018

There was a goose delay in Detroit:

The Angels and Tigers had a "goose" delay today and it didn't end well… pic.twitter.com/LNpAtlSl3j

— Baseball Serious (@BaseballSerious) May 31, 2018

The goose was okay.

In the news, Wildwood Police released bodycam video of the controversial arrest of a woman on the beach from the weekend.

Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on rape charges.

A Russian journalist who was reportedly killed showed up at a press conference. Ukrainian officials said they faked his death.

Sears will close another 72 stores after a bad first quarter.

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