Joel Embiid continues to take home awards as the Philadelphia 76ers remain undefeated in 2017.
JoJo was named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for the second time and was asked about what these awards mean to him following the Sixers last-second win on Tuesday against the Timberwolves.
"Rookie of the Year would be great but I don't think it's going to help me get to my crush. Hopefully the All-Star [vote] will help me do that. I'm just trying to help the team win games. If I'm playing well and the team is winning games, that's what I want," Embiid said.
If you live in a hole and are unfamiliar with JoJo's predicament, here's a quick explainer: he needs to make the All-Star team in order to have a chance with his crush.
Rookie of the Year is great and all but that doesn't get him any closer to his dream date.
