The Philadelphia 76ers released a statement addressing offensive tweets made by Mike Muscala's father. Elton Brand, Sixers general manager, addressed the racially charged tweets from Bob Muscala.

“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.

“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 Sixers have not had luck with social media and more specifically, how family members use social media. This is much different from the Bryan Colangelo situation, but it's not something the Sixers or Elton Brand want to deal with.

The Sixers have a talented young team and they want to focus on the season. This is another distraction, but they should be able to distance themselves from it quickly.

Elton Brand, clearly, had to say something on the matter.