It's been well over three years since Duke basketball champ Jahlil Okafor played an NBA game.
Jahlil Okafor is not among the two dozen Duke basketball products in the NBA this year. In fact, the 2014-15 Duke basketball one-and-done and national champion hasn't been on an active NBA contract during the regular season since 2020-21.But as the 28-year-old Chicago native recently noted in introducing himself as a member of the Indiana Mad Ants in the G League, he hasn't given up on a return to the game's biggest stage.
Boston Celtics superstar and 2016-17 Duke basketball standout forward Jayson Tatum chimed in with the following show of support this week, endorsing Okafor's assertion that he's "still" a premier bucket-getter down low:Through eight appearances this season with the Indiana Mad Ants, the Indiana Pacers' G League affiliate, the 6-foot-10, 270-pound Okafor is averaging 18.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 3.3 assists while shooting 67.4 percent from the field and 79.
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