Philadelphia 76ers front-office head Daryl Morey might want to rethink how he phrases tweets. It was early during the 2020-21 season that he was fined $50,000 for tampering with then-Houston Rockets guard James Harden via social media.
Morey now appears to be up to his old tricks after Seth Curry (of all people) led the Philadelphia 76ers to a Game 5 win over the Washington Wizards Wednesday evening and a date with the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
The longtime executive sent out a tweet in which he seemed to tamper with Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry. In said post, Morey included a screencap of Curry congratulating his brother for the aforementioned 30-point performance the previous night. You be the judge.
join 'em pic.twitter.com/ta2mxXO92O
— Daryl MorΞy (@dmorey) June 3, 2021
About four minutes later, Morey did his best to backtrack.
My goodness folks I am talking about the fact that we are all thrilled @sdotcurry is here with the @sixers -- nothing else!
— Daryl MorΞy (@dmorey) June 3, 2021
That doesn’t seem too convincing. At. All.
For the sake of clarity, Stephen Curry is slated to become a free agent following the 2021-22 season. However, there’s confidence on the Warriors’ part that they can sign him to an extension this summer.
In any event, the Philadelphia 76ers and their front-office head might very well be hearing from the NBA league office at some point soon. Whether that would be justified is in the eye of the beholder.
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