Articles by Brandon Apter (1888)
It seemed like no good news had been surrounding Jahlil Okafor recently, but the rookie's lawyer spoke to WIP this morning and told them that Okafor was not the person who delivered the punch knocking someone out in the second altercation outside a Boston nightclub. Thanks to some technology that was able to slow down […]
View image | gettyimages.com After months of rehabilitation, Sixers guard Tony Wroten will make his season debut on Saturday against the Nuggets. Wroten has been out of action since he tore his ACL for the second time in his career in January. “I feel like I would never see December,” Wroten said before Tuesday’s […]
Jahlil Okafor will serve the second half of his two-game suspension following the release of a second video that shows the rookie center punching someone outside of a nightclub in Boston. Aside from his incidents in Massachusetts, Okafor was also pulled over for going 108 mph on the Ben Franklin Bridge. The city of Camden […]
View image | gettyimages.com At 1-19, the Sixers are in line for another top draft pick this year and Sam Hinkie can't mess this one up. Next season has the most potential for the Sixers, with Joel Embiid's possible debut along with the continued play of Nerlens Noel, Jahlil Okafor and any incoming rookies, […]
With reports surfacing about Jahlil Okafor being involved in a second altercation back on November 25th in Boston, the Sixers have taken action and decided to suspend the rookie center for two games, effective immediately. Here's the official statement from the Sixers: We have made the determination to suspend Jahlil Okafor for two games, effective […]
The Sixers (1-18) avoided another embarassing record yesterday by earning their first win in 28 tries. A loss would have put them in the history books as the NBA team with the worst start to a season. They won't be able to enjoy their victory as they head to Madison Sqaure Garden tonight for a […]
The Sixers first win has given some fans a small sigh of relief. Even with their first 'W' in the books, Sixers rookie center Jahlil Okafor has been the subject of a lot of concerning off-court issues recently, and more continue to surface. Got involved in a fight outside a night club in Boston Had […]
For the first time in 28 games, spanning eight months, the Sixers (1-18) won a game, 103-91 over Kobe Bryant and the Lakers (2-15). The Sixers got their fourth quarter lead, as they had in five of their six games on the road, but they didn't let it go this time, playing stellar defense down the […]
Heading into tonight's Sixers and Lakers matchup, all cameras are on Kobe Bryant, who returns to Philadelphia, his hometown, for the last time in a Lakers uniform. Prior to the game, Comcast Sportsnet's daily Breakfast on Broad telecast featured an appearance by former Sixer and current TNT analyst Charles Barkley, who has been arrested on […]
Tonight at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Sixers (0-18) will host the Lakers (2-14) in a battle of NBA bottom-dwellers. Both teams have some young talent, but unlike the Lakers, the Sixers don't have a veteran leader such as Kobe to help mentor the up and coming stars. Jahlil Okafor has consumed […]