Jun 26, 2014; Brooklyn, NY, USA; NBA commissioner Adam Silver poses for a photo with draft prospects in attendance before the 2014 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center.
Jun 26, 2014; Brooklyn, NY, USA; NBA commissioner Adam Silver poses for a photo with draft prospects in attendance before the 2014 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center. Reuters

Joel Embiid has yet to play a game in the National Basketball Association but already he has gained a multitude of fans, not on the basketball hardcourt yet but at least on social media platform Twitter.

After failing to recruit LeBron James to his team the Philadelphia 76ers; and then being reminded that model/actress Kim Kardashian is already married, the 3rd overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft is now moving on to wooing record artist/pop sensation Rihanna.

Embiid is doing the recruitment and courtship all by tweeting.

BREAKING NEWS: Moving on from kk to Rihanna

— Joel-Hans Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) July 22, 2014

Hey baby holla at me!! Dinner at giorgios at 930pm @rihanna???? — Joel-Hans Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) July 22, 2014

SOURCES: Rihanna is considering JOEL EMBIID’s offer

— Joel-Hans Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) July 22, 2014

Previously, Embiid was tweeting Kim Kardashian only to discover from his Twitter followers that she was already married:

Hey I want you to come slide in my DMs @KimKardashian — Joel-Hans Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) July 16, 2014

Oh I didn't know you were married sorry @KimKardashian just saw it from the fan's tweet... have a nice day

— Joel-Hans Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) July 16, 2014

Ok so @kimkardashian hasn’t DM’d yet...... Should she be blocked too? I’m ready to block her though — Joel-Hans Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) July 22, 2014

Busy with his rehabilitation because of an injury over the offseason, Embiid also made advances in recruiting LeBron James before he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers:

WATCH THE THRONE. THE LION KING is coming!!!! @KingJames #EMB11D #TogetherWeBuild

— Joel-Hans Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) July 7, 2014

I hope i'm not gonna get fined already with those Lebron's tweets is it legal to recruit over twitter @NBA ? — Joel-Hans Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) July 3, 2014

I guess my recruiting skills didn't work

— Joel-Hans Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) July 11, 2014

The 20-year-old Embiid was born in Cameroon and became the third player from his country to play in the NBA. In college, he attended and played for the University of Kansas Jayhawks for one year and averaged 11.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 2.6 blocked shots. Before the NBA Draft, Embiid broke his foot and will be out for four to six months. Despite the injury, the Sixers picked him high as he is one of the best prospects in that draft that included Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker.

Rihanna has yet to reply to Embiid’s advances on Twitter.