76ers rookie Okafor out for season with knee injury

Yahoo! News | March 11, 2016

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Jahlil Okafor #8 of the Philadelphia 76ers dribbles the ball with Roy Hibbert #17 of the Los Angeles Lakers defending on December 1, 2015 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (AFP Photo/Mitchell Leff)

Los Angeles (AFP) - Philadelphia 76ers rookie Jahlil Okafor will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a knee injury that requires surgery, his team said Friday.

A statement said Okafor, 20, will be sidelined for up to six weeks -- meaning his season is over with the Sixers long since eliminated from playoff contention with only eight wins in 64 matches.