No Investigation Planned for Jahlil Okafor Fight, Boston Police Say

27, that police responded to reports of a fight outside the nightclub hours after the winless Sixers lost to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.

Earlier Friday, Boston police officer James Kenneally told The Associated Press said no charges would be filed unless the victim of the alleged assault came forward and no investigation was planned.

A heckler pointed a gun at Okafor’s head following a verbal exchange in October at a Philadelphia club, the Inquirer reported, citing five sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Moments later, he punches possibly the same man and knocks him down.

In this photo taken on November 20, 2015, Philadelphia 76ers’ Jahlil Okafor (8) slips through the lane and past a host of Charlotte Hornets as he scores in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C. B…

The Sixers will be playing the Rockets on Friday and this unfortunate incident shrouds the already misfiring team. “Something I’m embarrassed about”. But I’m not happy about it at all.

Okafor said he told Sixers coach Brett Brown about the altercation Thursday afternoon when he was boarding the plane to Houston. [I am] still dealing with the league and the team.

The 76ers released a statement on Thursday saying they were working to gather additional information on the incident. An NBA spokesman also said Friday that the league was aware of and looking into the matter. “But we are still going to through the process of what we are going to do”.