Embiid's likeness is on bottles of Master Kong ice tea here. Meanwhile, Simmons is featured on a Beats by Dre billboard outside of Super Brand Mall. And everywhere the 76ers duo goes here in Shanghai, folks are seeking autographs.
It's obvious that the international standouts are more than icons in the United States. Simmons, a native of Australian, and Cameroonian Embiid are recognized in this country, if not all over the world.
"I put on my sunglasses and baseball hat and walked around Melbourne [Australia] in the summer time, and the same thing, there's Ben [on a billboard] right in the middle of Melbourne in their version of Times Square," Brown said.