Philly Mag: Jahlil Okafor to have surgery on Tuesday

Updated: Saturday, March 19, 2016 02:22 PM

According a report from Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports, Sixers’ rookie Jahlil Okafor has scheduled surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee for Tuesday.

Injuries, first to his shin, then the current knee injury, have caused Okafor to miss the last 10 games for the Sixers. He last last appeared in a 130-116 loss to the Orlando Magic on February 28th.

Derek Bodner

Derek Bodner is a credentialed reporter covering the Philadelphia 76ers independently for DerekBodner.com. He is also a college basketball scout for DraftExpress.com, and an NBA contributor for The Ringer. Contact Information: derek.bodner@draftexpress.com / @DerekBodnerNBA

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