The Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday suspended http://www.officialphilliesshops.com/WOMENS-DAVE-HOLLINS-JERSEY.html Jahlil Okafor for two games effective immediately."Jahlil is a very important part of our organization and our future," the team said in a statement. "While we are disappointed with his recent actions, we have faith in him as a valued member of the Sixers. We will provide the necessary resources to support him on his journey and will do our part to help him succeed both on and off the court."Okafor sat out Wednesday night's 99-87 loss to the New York Knicks and will miss Saturday's game against the Denver Nuggets.The suspension came the same day a second video was released by TMZ showing him involved in a scuffle in Boston. The initial video from that night was posted last Thursday.Okafor, who will turn 20 on Dec. 15, was caught AuthenticDoug McDermott Jersey on video engaging in a brawl with a man outside the nightclub in the early-morning hours last Thursday. The victim filed a report with the Boston Police Department, and police have urged any other possible victims to come forward. The videos released by TMZ appear to show two separate scuffles.Sixers coach Brett Brown said Wednesday that Okafor's initial account of the incident to the team did not include all of the details."The details, the further details that came out surprise me, surprised us," Brown said before the Sixers' game against the Knicks. "As far as the play-by-play of what happened, he did not go into that. Today we learned more. And the thing I do say is that when I spent time with Jahlil in his room today, he's ashamed, he's embarrassed. And this has caught him off guard."The fight in Boston followed an October incident in which a heckler pointed a gun at Okafor's head following a verbal exchange at a club in Philadelphia, according to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The newspaper also reported Okafor was stopped by police in October for going 108 mph on a Philadelphia bridge."There have been mistakes that have been made, he does own it," Brown said Womens Matt Cain Jersey Wednesday in discussing the suspension. "And nobody is proud of this right now. So we will support him, he is ours and we will move on. Nobody is taking this anything else but extremely serious."On Tuesday, CSNPhilly.com cited two sources as saying Okafor presented a fake identification card at Misconduct Tavern in Philadelphia in another October incident. He was not served, according to the sources.A representative for Okafor denied that he used a fake ID. "He doesn't have a fake ID. It never happened," the person said, according to TMZ.com.Okafor's handlers have asked the 76ers to make http://www.officialavalancheonline.com/Red+Pa+Parenteau+Jersey a security guard available for Okafor going forward. The Sixers did not return a phone call seeking comment, but two sources told ESPN's Chris Broussard the team will honor the request.Okafor, who leads all NBA rookies at 17.5 points per game, took responsibility for his recent behavior in a series of tweets Sunday. Those close to Okafor have let him know in no uncertain terms that he cannot keep putting himself in positions where negative things can occur."We're all over him," one person said. "It's tough love and support. We're telling him he has to learn from these things."
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