TMZ Sports obtained footage and had the following information on the incident:
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We spoke with a rep for Jahlil who tells us … Okafor says he was being heckled from the moment he left the club and felt threatened because people swarmed him on the street.
He says he was with a teammate – who he wouldn’t name – and says someone got physical with the teammate … so Jahlil did what he felt he needed to do to protect himself and his friend.
Okafor was the third overall pick in this year’s draft, so footage of him punching a man in the face is not something the front office wants to see. According to TMZ, no arrests were made and everyone involved fled the scene.
The 76ers have started the season 0-16, and Okafor’s off-the-court incident will only add to the pain the franchise is going through in 2015.
