Joel Embiid keeps stressing his desire to become an NBA all-star to date his mystery crush, who happens to be recording artist Rihanna.
The 76ers center mentioned his intentions again after scoring a team-high 25 points Tuesday in a 93-91 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Earlier in the day, the 7-foot-2, 275-pounder added his second straight rookie-of-the-month award.
Embiid was asked if he wanted to sweep the monthly awards and win rookie of the year.
“Rookie of the year would be great, but I don’t think it’s going to help me get to my crush,” he said.