Four years ago, Jahlil Okafor was tapped for the USA Basketball select team, a promising sign that he could make an Olympic team in the 2020s.
It does appear that Okafor is going to the Tokyo Games, but not for the United States.
Okafor committed to play for his paternal grandfather’s native Nigeria, according to ESPN’s The Undefeated. Nigeria’s basketball federation later posted the same news via its social media but has not responded to messages seeking confirmation.
Okafor is best known as a star freshman on Duke’s 2015 national championship team.