Joel Embiid needs your All-Star vote to impress Rihanna

Joel Embiid Joel Embiid Embiid encouraged fans on Twitter in December to vote him into the All-Star game so he could impress a "famous girl." TMZ reports that Embiid's crush is none other than Rihanna, who he was absolutely thrilled to meet back in May 2015. While it's somewhat unlikely he becomes an All-Star his first season in the NBA, the sky is the limit for Embiid, both on and off the court.