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Report Jahlil Okafor Surgery Set For Today in Dr. Andrews Neighborhood

Rookie center/power forward is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee on Wednesday in Pensacola. Fla., according to Keith Pompey of Philly.com. In his article of March 16, 2016, Pompey indicates that the Philadelphia 76ers had only disclosed that the surgery would occur this week and did not reveal the location.

But he also goes on to reveal that several independent and unnamed sources have confirmed that today, March 16, 2016 is the date of that surgery, and that the location is a medical facility in Pensacola, Florida. While no source has revealed the exact location to me, I am happy to point out the fact that the surgery is being performed in the neighborhood of a clinic owned by world renowned arthroscopic surgeon Dr.