Acting

Joel Embiid

Born

1994-03-16 (32)

Place of birth

Yaoundé, Cameroon

Known for

Acting

Credits

5 titles

IMDb profile

Joel Hans Embiid is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), who also holds French and American citizenship. After one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks, he was drafted third overall by the 76ers in the 2014 NBA draft. Multiple foot and knee injuries delayed his debut for two seasons until 2016–17, when he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team despite playing only 31 games.

Known for

7.1

The show with hot questions and even hotter wings invites a famous guest over to eat and then interviews them while they're struggling through the heat.

Hot Ones

2015

6.5

A celebration of the Premier League, the world's greatest sporting telenovela, with Roger Bennett and Michael Davies.

The Men in Blazers Show

2014

8.2

Go behind the scenes with the top medal contenders in men's basketball as they battle for gold and glory at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Court of Gold

2025

Rachel Nichols sits down with the most compelling figures in basketball to tell the biggest and most important stories in the game.

Headliners with Rachel Nichols

2023

THE WAY WE BALL traces the origin stories of the world's top young NBA players.

The Way We Ball

2018

Series credits

7.1