High-school basketball phenom Jahlil Okafor—a sure-fire NBA lottery pick—is a monster on the court. But to understand what drives him, you have to meet his dad. And know what happened to his ...

Chucky Okafor became the father Jahlil needed the day Jahlil's mom passed away 10 years ago. After Jahlil’s mother died, the father came to save the son. It turns out the son saved the father, too.

They appear to shrink a basketball when shooting a hook ... one huge palm extended confidently away from the body. Jahlil Okafor isn’t Michael Jordan. He goes to Duke, not North Carolina.

Duke center Jahlil Okafor is usually the biggest guy on the court, so of course he makes a regulation-size basketball look tiny. But seeing him hold the actual rock is reminiscent of one of the ...

DURHAM, N.C. – The class is called Decoding Disney. It is an introductory writing course at Duke, and it explores the values, messages and ideology in some of ...

For the first time after 1,367 days, former Duke basketball star big man Jahlil Okafor played in an NBA game on Tuesday night when the Indiana Pacers put NEWSLETTERS Emailed Daily.

He’s shown in the past that he can easily fit 13 tennis balls in his hand, and palming a basketball is simple to him. The latest episode of the ongoing series “Jahlil Okafor has gargantuan ...

Former Duke basketball one-and-done Jahlil Okafor is enjoying at least a brief return to the league. advertisement. Duke Blue ...

That's where Jahlil Okafor comes in. The 2015 3rd overall draft pick is off to the Brooklyn Nets in a deal for Trevor Booker. As a fantasy basketball owner, I'm running to pick up Okafor.

Duke center Jahlil Okafor, the current favorite to be the No. 1 overall NBA Draft pick in June, is virtually unguardable in college basketball. Michigan State’s Colby Wollenman did his best to ...

Eurohoops confirms this week that former lottery pick Jahlil Okafor is on the verge of a move to Europe. Spanish basketball team Basket Zaragoza is reportedly working to finalize the signing of ...