New Orleans Pelicans center Jahlil Okafor has committed to play with the Nigerian national team in the Tokyo Olympics.

Pelicans big man Jahlil Obika Okafor has committed to play with the Nigerian men’s basketball team in 2020 Tokyo Olympics for head coach Mike Brown, he told @TheUndefeated. Okafor’s grandfather Chicko Okafor hails from Enugu, Nigeria. — Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpearsESPN) February 24, 2020