- ABC News
- December 1, 2015
After being involved recently in a few embarrassing and potentially dangerous off-the-court incidents, Philadelphia 76ers star rookie Jahlil Okafor will now be accompanied by a security guard whenever he goes out, according to league sources. The request for security came from Okafor's handlers, who asked the 76ers to make a security guard available to their first-round draft pick out of Duke. The Sixers did not return a phone call seeking comment, but two sources said the team will honor the request. "A lot of teams do that for their players anyway," a source close to Okafor said. "So from now on, the Sixers are going to have someone at his disposal full time." Okafor, who will turn 20 on Dec. 15, was caught on video engaging in a brawl with a man outside a Boston nightclub early Thursday morning. The victim filed a report with the Boston Police Department, but no charges have been filed. The fight in Boston followed an October incident in which a ...