76ers Rookie Jahlil Okafor punched a man outside of a nightclub in
Boston on Wednesday night, November 25, after his team lost to the
Celtics. According to TMZ, he got into an altercation with a heckler
outside a club called Storyville after the man yelled, "The 76ers
sucks". Okafor responded by yelling, "We got money,you broke ass nigga,"
before punching the man in the face, knocking him to the ground.
A representative for Okafor told TMZ that his client was heckled
repeatedly after leaving the club and he felt threatened.
Yesterday, Okafor spoke with reporters about the incident for the first time.
"It was definitely dumb on my part," he said. "Something I’m embarrassed
about. Still dealing with the league and the team, but I’m not happy
about it at all. We’re still going through the process of what we’re
going to do. I’m ashamed with what I did and that’s not who I am," he
said. "Everybody that reached out to me that’s in my circle, they know
that’s not who I am. So I have a great support system, and they will
continue to support me"
Boston police said that they will not investigate the incident unless someone comes forward to press charges
"Victim states that two black males,one believed to be Okafor,
approached his group of friends and quickly began talking to a few of
his female friends in an effort to obtain their phone numbers. According
to the victim, when his female companions refused their advances, a
verbal altercation ensued between him and the suspect" the police
statement reads.
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