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Jahlil Okafor: Ray Rice-Gate, NBA Style
Last edited Mon Nov 7, 2022, 03:26 PM - Edit history (4)
Posted by Rocktivity (9/11/2014):...(Ray) Rice accepted the plea deal on May 21 according to this timeline, and the NFL had the second video as of April 9. Well, if that's the case, Rice should have been suspended for a full year on May 22 (and he should have told Goodell he hit her as soon as they were released from custody in February). Then when the second video got leaked, all Goodell would have had to say was, "It's regrettable that the video was leaked, but I guess you can see why we came down on him as hard as the pot smoker."
11/26/2015: NBA superstar Jahlil Okafor -- the #3 pick in the 2015 draft -- punched a guy in the face HARD outside of a Boston bar...(a)fter Okafor and the 76ers lost to the Boston Celtics...TMZ Sports has the insane footage...
19-year-old Okafor was screaming at the other man, "We got money you broke ass n**ga."...A scuffle ensues -- people tried to hold Okafor back -- but he escapes and swings wildly at another man...sending him flying to the ground...
(According to) a rep for...Okafor...(he) says he was being heckled from the moment he left the club and felt threatened...(H)e 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.
19-year-old Okafor was screaming at the other man, "We got money you broke ass n**ga."...A scuffle ensues -- people tried to hold Okafor back -- but he escapes and swings wildly at another man...sending him flying to the ground...
(According to) a rep for...Okafor...(he) says he was being heckled from the moment he left the club and felt threatened...(H)e 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.
11/27: The man who got socked in the face by NBA star Jahlil Okafor...filed a police report...(H)e sustained a cut above his eye that required stitches...
(A)ccording to the victim...Okafor approached two girls that were hanging with the victim and tried to get their numbers. The girls weren't interested, and shot Okafor down...(A) verbal altercation ensued, and Okafor became unhinged...punching him in the face, as you can see in the video first posted by TMZ Sports.
Okafor...says he's embarrassed by the incident, but stands by his story that he reacted because he felt threatened by hecklers.
(A)ccording to the victim...Okafor approached two girls that were hanging with the victim and tried to get their numbers. The girls weren't interested, and shot Okafor down...(A) verbal altercation ensued, and Okafor became unhinged...punching him in the face, as you can see in the video first posted by TMZ Sports.
Okafor...says he's embarrassed by the incident, but stands by his story that he reacted because he felt threatened by hecklers.
11/29: ...(I)t also emerged this week that Okafor was involved in another altercation back in October, in which a heckler allegedly pointed a gun at him following a heated verbal exchange.
There's more: Okafor was also pulled over...3 weeks ago for going 108 mph over (a) bridge.
"I own my choices both personally and now publicly. At this point I am cooperating and respecting the process I have to go through," Okafor said. "Going forward I don't want to be a distraction for my team and am grateful for the support and guidance those close to me are giving. I am 100% focused on my responsibility to the League, my teammates and fans."
There's more: Okafor was also pulled over...3 weeks ago for going 108 mph over (a) bridge.
"I own my choices both personally and now publicly. At this point I am cooperating and respecting the process I have to go through," Okafor said. "Going forward I don't want to be a distraction for my team and am grateful for the support and guidance those close to me are giving. I am 100% focused on my responsibility to the League, my teammates and fans."
12/1: Okafor's rep...insists he NEVER tried to use a fake I.D. at a Philly bar back in October...(He) also says the NBA star did NOT request a private security detail to accompany him when he goes out to nightclubs and bars. However, the rep says Jahlil's team HAS discussed plans to have security with him at team events...
We also asked if Okafor would be seeking anger management or any other kind of treatment in the wake of the street fight in Boston, and we were told there are no immediate plans for that...
We also asked if Okafor would be seeking anger management or any other kind of treatment in the wake of the street fight in Boston, and we were told there are no immediate plans for that...
12/2: Jahlil Okafor fought at least two people during his violent night out in Boston last week...TMZ Sports has the new footage...(which took) place AFTER the first fight on Nov. 25th a little further down the street.
...(T)he 6'11" rookie trad(es) insults with a heckler while people in Okafor's crew tried desperately to hold him back and walk him away from the situation...(H)e breaks away and throws punches at the heckler ... and a melee ensues. You can see a man gets knocked out cold in the street -- suffering gashes on his face -- but it's hard to tell who threw the punch.
Boston PD is investigating the incident with officials telling us charges are likely to be filed.
...(T)he 6'11" rookie trad(es) insults with a heckler while people in Okafor's crew tried desperately to hold him back and walk him away from the situation...(H)e breaks away and throws punches at the heckler ... and a melee ensues. You can see a man gets knocked out cold in the street -- suffering gashes on his face -- but it's hard to tell who threw the punch.
Boston PD is investigating the incident with officials telling us charges are likely to be filed.
12/2: Jahlil Okafor has been suspended for 2 games by the Philadelphia 76ers -- effective immediately -- in the wake of video showing the NBA star in multiple street fights in Boston.
TMZ Sports first posted footage of Okafor fighting on Thanksgiving Eve...but the team allowed him to play the following game. Now -- after...a second video showing Okafor attacking another man -- the team has decided to take action.
The team issued a statement saying "While we are disappointed with his recent actions, we have faith in him as a valued member of the Sixers. We will provide the necessary resources to support him on his journey and will do our part to help him succeed both on and off the court."
TMZ Sports first posted footage of Okafor fighting on Thanksgiving Eve...but the team allowed him to play the following game. Now -- after...a second video showing Okafor attacking another man -- the team has decided to take action.
The team issued a statement saying "While we are disappointed with his recent actions, we have faith in him as a valued member of the Sixers. We will provide the necessary resources to support him on his journey and will do our part to help him succeed both on and off the court."
While there's certainly enough blame to go around, I think this is even worse than the NFL's initial reaction to Ray Rice because the 76ers had ample evidence of Okafor's shortcomings even before the first video came to light. And once again, if they'd done the right thing immediately, they would have been in the perfect position to say, "It's regrettable that the videos were leaked, but I guess you can see why we decided to come down on him so hard!" And how much longer before Oakfor decides he's tired of being threatened by hecklers and starts carrying a gun himself? Another "Next Aaron Hernandez Award" candidate!
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