override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) does not get called

Code Block class LeaderboardViewCellTableViewController: UITableViewController {
   
  @IBOutlet weak var leaderBoardTableView: UITableView!
  let url = URL(string: "http://sak51.tnyre.com/getSampleData")
  var numRows = 0;
  var data: JSON = [];
  func getApiData() {
    let request = URLRequest(url: url!)
    do {
      URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { data, response, error in
        
        let json = JSON(data)
        self.data = json["data"]
        self.numRows = json["data"].count
         
        DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).async {
          
          DispatchQueue.main.async {
           
            self.leaderBoardTableView.reloadData()
          }
        }
         
        print(json)
      }.resume()
    } catch {
      print(error)
    }
     
  }
  override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    getApiData()
    leaderBoardTableView.delegate = self
    leaderBoardTableView.dataSource = self
    
    print(currentUser.userName)
   
    self.tableView.backgroundColor = UIColor.black;
     
  }
  override func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
    
    return 1
  }
  override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
    print("numofRoesInsec called")
    
    return self.numRows
  }
  override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView,
              titleForHeaderInSection section: Int) -> String {
    return "Leaderboard"
  }
   
  override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
    print("table view loading")
    let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "LeaderboardTableViewCell", for: indexPath) as! LeaderboardTableViewCell
   
    cell.backgroundColor = UIColor.black
    cell.name.textColor = UIColor.white
    cell.rank.textColor = UIColor.white
    cell.score.textColor = UIColor.white
    cell.name.text = "\(self.data[indexPath.row]["username"])"
    cell.score.text = "\(self.data[indexPath.row]["score"])"
    cell.rank.text = "\(self.data[indexPath.row]["rank"])"
    cell.name.textAlignment = .justified
    cell.rank.textAlignment = .justified
    cell.score.textAlignment = .justified
     
    if (self.data[indexPath.row]["username"] as? String != "sak2") {
      cell.selectionStyle = .none
    } else {
      cell.selectionStyle = .default
    }
    if (cell.name.text == "sak2") {
      cell.selectionStyle = .default
      cell.setSelected(true, animated: true)
    }
    
    return cell
  }
   
  override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, willDisplayHeaderView view: UIView, forSection section: Int){
    view.tintColor = UIColor.black
    let header = view as! UITableViewHeaderFooterView
     
    header.textLabel?.adjustsFontSizeToFitWidth = true
    header.textLabel?.textColor = UIColor.green
     
  }
   
   
  /*
  // Override to support conditional editing of the table view.
  override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, canEditRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> Bool {
    // Return false if you do not want the specified item to be editable.
    return true
  }
  */
  /*
  // Override to support editing the table view.
  override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, commit editingStyle: UITableViewCell.EditingStyle, forRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
    if editingStyle == .delete {
      // Delete the row from the data source
      tableView.deleteRows(at: [indexPath], with: .fade)
    } else if editingStyle == .insert {
      // Create a new instance of the appropriate class, insert it into the array, and add a new row to the table view
    }   
  }
  */
  /*
  // Override to support rearranging the table view.
  override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, moveRowAt fromIndexPath: IndexPath, to: IndexPath) {
  }
  */
  /*
  // Override to support conditional rearranging of the table view.
  override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, canMoveRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> Bool {
    // Return false if you do not want the item to be re-orderable.
    return true
  }
  */
  /*
  // MARK: - Navigation
  // In a storyboard-based application, you will often want to do a little preparation before navigation
  override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
    // Get the new view controller using segue.destination.
    // Pass the selected object to the new view controller.
  }
  */
}

Code Block import UIKit
class LeaderboardTableViewCell: UITableViewCell {
   
  @IBOutlet weak var rank: UILabel!
  @IBOutlet weak var score: UILabel!
  @IBOutlet weak var name: UILabel!
  override func awakeFromNib() {
    super.awakeFromNib()
    
  }
  override func setSelected(_ selected: Bool, animated: Bool) {
    super.setSelected(selected, animated: animated)
    
  }
  override func layoutSubviews() {
     super.layoutSubviews()
     
    contentView.layer.cornerRadius = 5
    contentView.layer.borderColor = UIColor.white.cgColor
    contentView.layer.borderWidth = 5
     
  }
}