After being involved recently in a few embarrassing and potentially dangerous off-the-court incidents, Philadelphia's star rookie Jahlil Okafor will now be accompanied by a security guard whenever he goes out on the town, according to league sources.
The request for security was made by Okafor's handlers, who asked the 76ers to make a security guard available to their first-round draft pick out of Duke. The Sixers did not return a phone call seeking comment, but two sources said the club will honor the request.
"A lot of teams do that for their players anyway,'' a source close to Okafor said.