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Watch: Okafor's defensive intensity vs. Heat is non-existent

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Someone forgot to tell Jahlil Okafor there was a game going on Wednesday night at American Airlines Arena ... and that he was playing in it.

Look, it's been a miserable stretch for the Philadelphia 76ers, with both No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons and leading scorer Joel Embiid ruled out for the remainder of the season due to injury. Even Okafor's future with the franchise was up in the air until last week, with his name constantly being bantered about in trade rumors.

The Duke product's defensive "effort" against the Miami Heat, though, was simply unacceptable, and makes you wonder where Okafor's at mentally heading into this final stretch of games.

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