Jahlil Okafor, the No. 3 pick in the 2015 draft, had played in the Philadelphia 76ers’ loss to the Celtics and went out to a club afterwards. This is the second year in a row that Philadelphia has started their season with an embarrassing 0-16 record.
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Okafor responded by slamming one of his alleged taunters into a vehicle, then decking another one with a right hook while holding back a second man who throws a punch at the 6-11 center from behind.
Okafor, 19, was reportedly involved in a scuffle outside a Boston nightclub following the game.
“The 76ers suck”, says the man.
The incident doesn’t look good, as (the person reported to be) Okafor actively pursues the victim, despite a representative of Okafor’s telling TMZ that it was Okafor who felt threatened. “You’ll never win a game, ‘” the source told ESPN. I saw him a minute after he knocked the dude out. The Sixers face the Rockets Friday night.
An NBA star was caught on camera in a fight outside a bar in Boston after the 76ers lost to the Celtics on Wednesday.
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The Boston Police Department said they are aware of the incident, and received phone calls about the altercation. We unfortunately don’t have the identity of the alleged victim.
