Here Come the Jahlil Okafor Stories
Inquirer Sixers beat reporter Keith Pompey:
On the court, Jahlil Okafor had arguably the best start of any of Eastern Conference rookie.
However, his experiences off the court have been far from stellar.
Four sources independently comfirmed to the The Inquirer the 76ers center was pulled over on the Ben Franklin Bridge around three weeks ago for 108 miles-per-hour. Anything over 40MPH is considered reckless driving.
This is odd. Howard Eskin reported this the other night, yet Keith seems to be working in a vacuum devoid of any other media.
Four sources? I’m going to revise my opinion from yesterday that the Sixers have been leaking these latest Okafor stories. Yes, Pompey, Eskin and John Gonzalez all reported virtually the same thing the other night. But if the Sixers were behind the leak – trying to get all the bad news out of the way over a holiday weekend – then the reports would’ve been pretty much the same. They weren’t, however. Pompey reported that there were no known police reports of the incident in which Okafor had a gun pulled on him in October. Gonzo, however, found two separate official reports. Pompey seems to have done the bare minimum reporting on that matter, especially considering that police reports are relatively easy to obtain if you have Inquirer before your name. Eskin had apparently also hinted of the story’s existence prior to all the reports coming out the other night. So it seems the initial details, at least, did not come from the Sixers, but from someone else. And that begs the question: Who?
Why do I have a feeling this won’t be the end of the BIG JAH stories?