Oh and now the floodgates have opened on Jahlil Okafor. Even though he’s remorseful for trying to knock out a guy in Boston, the media isn’t looking at his play now. The media is starting to find out that Jahlil has been quite the troublemaker ever since the season started.
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Jahlil Okafor was caught driving at 108 miles per hour in a 40 MPH zone. This guy is taking Need For Speed way too literally.
Four sources independently confirmed to The Inquirer the 76ers center was pulled over on the Ben Franklin Bridge around three weeks ago for 108 miles per hour. Anything over 40 m.p.h. is considered reckless driving.
Now I think we should chill just a little. I’m 19, just like Jahlil and I don’t know what I’d be feeling if these recent stories came out. Luckily for Okafor, the Sixers are behind him.
“As an organization, anything like this is concerning,” coach Brett Brown said. “I think the repetitiveness on the announcement exacerbates the problem. It’s like any 19-year-old kid, you are trying to find ways to help him.
“He’s knows he’s made mistakes and we know he’s made mistakes. As an organization we will deal with them as we need to and should.”
Hopefully nothing else will pop up, hopefully it’s just these two incidents. And I guess Jahlil can look at these and know first hand how quickly things can get out of dodge if you do these kind of things and by these tweets he’s recently sent i think he gets the message.
I hold myself to a higher standard than anyone else ever could and I’m not proud of some of my decisions over the last few months.
— Jahlil Okafor (@JahlilOkafor) November 29, 2015
I own my choices both personally and now publicly. At this point I am cooperating and respecting the process I have to go through.
— Jahlil Okafor (@JahlilOkafor) November 29, 2015
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.
— Jahlil Okafor (@JahlilOkafor) November 29, 2015
I am 100% focused on my responsibility to the League, my teammates and fans.
— Jahlil Okafor (@JahlilOkafor) November 29, 2015
I don’t want to analyse or anything but “Last few months?” What have you been doing in the last few months that we should be wary about?
