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Jahlil Okafor Learns from Teammate Joel Embiid, Tweets at Kendall Jenner

Kyle NewportAug 13, 2015

If Joel Embiid has taught new Philadelphia 76ers teammate Jahlil Okafor anything in the month or so since the 2015 NBA draft, it's how to use the Twitter machine to try to get a date.

Embiid had a lot of fun on Twitter last summer after being drafted by the 76ers. Mainly, he used it to tweet at women he had crushes on, such as Kim Kardashian and Rihanna. While his efforts don't appear to have worked, it looks like he may have passed his wisdom on to a rookie teammate.

On Thursday, Okafor—the third overall pick in this year's draft—dropped a Fetty Wap (warning: NSFW language) line on Kendall Jenner:

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Okafor wasn't the only one dishing out the Twitter shoutouts, however. His former Duke teammate and current Minnesota Timberwolves guard Tyus Jones sent the same tweet to Kylie Jenner:

It appears both of those former Blue Devils stars have taken notes from Embiid. That may not be a huge surprise, because according to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated, Embiid and Okafor have spent quite a lot of time together this summer.

Now we'll wait to see if Okafor and Jones have better luck than Embiid.

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