The Philadelphia 76ers have condemned the racist remarks made to Jimmy Butler by striker Mike Muscala's father, and Muscala apologized for his father's comments in a statement released Saturday by the team.

"Earlier in the day, I was made aware of inappropriate and offensive messages posted on social media by Bob Muscala, father of Mike Muscala," said Sixers general manager Elton Brand in his release. . "In simple terms, they are unacceptable and do not reflect the beliefs of our organization.

"Knowing Mike since his rookie season in 2013-14 when we were teammates, I am also convinced that these publications do not reflect his personal conviction. Mike has always been a great team mate and basketball ambassador, and he has never been afraid to use his platform to do good in the community. He has the full support of our organization. "

Publish under the Twitter account @MuskieBobber, Bob Muscala said on his website that his account was his, the former Muscala tweeted: "The behavior of the butler is not a 'dust'. It is an Egyptian and African American mental illness.

A person with direct knowledge of the situation also confirmed to USA TODAY Sports that Bob Muscala had posted under this Twitter name. The person requested anonymity because she was not allowed to speak publicly about the situation.

Bob Muscala was answering a title titled "Best Practices in NBA History", with a photo of Michael Jordan, Butler and Kobe Bryant.

The tweet was deleted, but it was captured before the account was completely deleted.

In one of his first real problems managing as general manager of the Sixers, Brand took a proactive approach and issued a statement before the story was overwhelmed by the team.

Muscala also denounced his father's comments.

"First of all, I want to apologize for my father's offensive social media comment," Muscala said. "His comments have been inappropriate and inappropriate, and they do not reflect who I am. I'd also like to apologize to the 76ers and my NBA colleagues for the distraction caused by my father's comments. I really appreciate the professionalism and support shown by Elton, coach [Brett] Brown, my teammates and all 76ers organization. "

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Bob Muscala also made several other tweets targeting Butler and the Minnesota Timberwolves, who are stuck in a stalemate. Butler wants an exchange, and the Timberwolves do not seem willing to exchange it or have not found the perfect deal.

Butler, who returned to training on Wednesday, would have screamed against coaches and ESPN teammates. Butler told general manager Scott Layden, "You need me. You can not win without me. He also exchanged words with Karl-Anthony Towns.

Bob Muscala also tweeted: "Fire Thibs, Waive Bulter #stopmentalillnessNOW" and "I love it when everyone is blamed for my behavior" and "Can wolves overcome their egotistical diseases, mafioso / donations and murders committed by gangs … Timberwolves yet? #BringBackDecency "

Based on photos and tweets on the MuskieBobber account, Bob Muscala went to China to watch the Sixers play against the Dallas Mavericks in pre-season games earlier this month.

This is the second social media controversy to engulf the Sixers.

Bryan Colangelo was named president of basketball operations in June after an investigation revealed that his wife had made sensitive, non-public comments about clubs on Twitter.

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