The Philadelphia 76ers have issued an apology for tweets posted from a burner Twitter account run by the father of their center Mike Muscala over the weekend.

A source had confirmed to Phillyvoice's Mike Neubeck and ESPN that an account going by the handle "MuskieBobber" was being used by the player's father and had been responsible for derogatory tweets regarding Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jimmy Butler.

The tweets were made in response to an article which touched on Butler's practice meltdown last week, an issue which has become a real talking point for everyone around the NBA.

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"Butler behavior not a 'dust up'," the account tweeted. "This is egomaniacal, African American mental illness."

A subsequent tweet read: "Can the Wolves overcome Chicago diseases of selfishness, mafioso/dons and gang murder... And become the MINNESOTA Timberwolves again?"

Per Neubeck, new Sixers general manager Elton Brand apologized for the tweets on Saturday, while stressing that he didn't believe the center was in any way responsible for his father's actions.

"Earlier today, I was made aware of inappropriate and offensive social media posts from Bob Muscala, father of Mike Muscala. Simply put, they are unacceptable and in no way reflective of the beliefs of our organization.

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"Having known Mike since his rookie year in 2013-14 when we were teammates, I am also certain these posts are in no way reflective of his own personal beliefs.

"Mike has always been a great teammate and ambassador for the game of basketball, and he has never shied away from using his platform to do good in the community. He has our organization's full support.

"This situation is also a reminder to our players, coaches and staff of the potential impact – both positive and negative – of social media. We will use this situation to once again review, monitor and discuss appropriate social media usage across all areas of our organization."

The player also apologized for his father's reprehensible social media posts.

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"First and foremost, I want to apologize for my father's offensive social media commentary," he said. "His comments were uncalled for and inappropriate, and they do not reflect who I am.

"I'd also like to apologize to the 76ers and my colleagues across the NBA for the distraction my father's comments caused.

"I really appreciate the professionalism and support shown by Elton, Coach [Brett] Brown, my teammates and the entire 76ers organization."

This isn't the first time the 76ers have been caught up in a Twitter burner story this year. Back in June, they were made to fire former GM Bryan Colangelo for tweets posted from an account that divulged sensitive team information.

While Colangelo's direct involvement could not be proven, the organization opted to part ways with him anyway and have since hired Brand as his replacement.

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