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Philadelphia 76ers Top 100 Moments of 2016 Part I 100-76

Bret Stuter|
Dec 26, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Jamal Crawford (11) heads down court in the second half of the game against the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center. Nuggets won 106-102. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 26, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Jamal Crawford (11) heads down court in the second half of the game against the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center. Nuggets won 106-102. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
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Nov 17, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor (8) looks on against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. The Timberwolves defeated the 76ers 110-86. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 17, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor (8) looks on against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. The Timberwolves defeated the 76ers 110-86. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports

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Jahlil Okafor Bad News Surfaces “clocked at 108”

When in rains, it pours. Or so it seemed when bad news began to surface about rookie center Jahlil Okafor. After news surfaced over an altercation between the Philadelphia 76ers star center and some unruly Boston Celtics fans in Boston, Okafor did not need more bad news. Still, it came anyways.

In this bit of unhappy tidings, the rookie was clocked going 108 in a 45 mph zone across the Ben Franklin Bridge in the wee hours. After following Okafor’s speeding vehicle for some time, the Delaware Port Authority office pulled him over. Okafor was issued a $439 fine.

As these antics became public, the Philadelphia 76ers were forced to suspend Okafor for two games. That is unfortunate, as Jahlil Okafor is a genuinely decent young man who simply tested the fences of his life in the NBA a tad too aggressively.