Sixers big-man Joel Embiid is hanging out with Marshawn Lynch (probably so he doesn’t get fined).

File this one under things that players that play for Chip Kelly‘s Philadelphia Eagles wouldn’t do: Joel Embiid was in Oakland yesterday hanging out with Seattle Seahawks’ running-back Marshawn Lynch yesterday. He also apparently ran into NBA MVP Steph Curry‘s daughter Riley, who has become a celebrity in her own right.

Hey Riley lol…. I’m in Oakland to see Marshawn Lynch and look who I just saw….. #SuperstarRiley #ImAPaparazzi A photo posted by Joel Hans Embiid (@joelembiid) on Jun 8, 2015 at 10:08am PDT

First off, Riley Curry is one of cutest little kids in history. And at age 19, when I’m starting to terrifyingly see people I graduated high school with have children of their own, I normally don’t think that about little kids. But Riley is cool.

Anyway, Embiid’s connection to Lynch is strange. Lynch is from Oakland and Embiid is from Cameroon. Embiid played college basketball in Kansas and has begun his professional career in Philadelphia. It would be interesting to learn how him and Lynch became friends and what the extent of their relationship is.

Also, it’s still unclear exactly how sports front-offices feel about Marshawn Lynch. The Seahawks’ front-office and team seems to have embraced him, but that isn’t necessarilly a universal thought around the league. A scout suggested prior to the NFL Draft that a relationship between former Washington Cornerback Marcus Peters and Lynch was one that didn’t help his standing on the draft board’s of certain teams.

“A huge red flag. He’s a talented kid, no doubt. And it only takes one team (to fall in love with a player). From all the stuff that he’s been involved in and the chances he’s gotten and the immaturity he’s shown, it’s going to be tough for him,” the scout said. ” … They’re all professionals up here and they won’t put up with that (expletive). Hanging out with Marshawn (Lynch), that was probably the worst thing for him.”

Peters had been dismissed from his college program, but it’s still interesting to think that certain teams frowned upon his relationship with Lynch.

It also begs the question of what the Sixers think about Embiid’s relationship with Lynch, and the fact that he has become a celebrity before ever playing a game in the NBA. Brett Brown has been said to be very big on locker-room culture, but it’s unclear exactly how much Sam Hinkie — the one calling the shots — values culture when it comes to dealing with immensly talented players like Embiid.