Joel Embiid has his sights on NBA domination. He's said as much.

He might want the NFL now, too.

In recent days, Sixers minority owner Michael Rubin -- who also owns stake in the Devils -- has emerged as a "serious bidder" to purchse the Carolina Panthers.

The Panthers were put up for sale late last year by original owner Jerry Richardson amid allegations of workplace misconduct.

Embiid caught wind of this development, and reached out to Panthers star quarterback Cam Newton on Twitter to pique Newton's interest.

Any room for a 7-foot-2, 270-pound wide receiver?

"Aye that's my guy so looks like I might have to switch sports @CameronNewton you need a wide receiver?" Embiid tweeted on Sunday.

Aye that's my guy so looks like I might have to switch sports @CameronNewton you need a wide receiver? 👀👀👀 https://t.co/NWioDQooZh — Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) March 11, 2018

Newton tweeted back with emojis and characters to create the following response to Embiid's question: "boy duh we always can get better".

ßØ¥ DÜH⚠️ wė 🅰Ł₩🅰¥§ ©ån gėt bėttėr @JoelEmbiid — Cameron Newton (@CameronNewton) March 11, 2018

Embiid, of course, emerged as one of the most prominent celebrity fans at Eagles games this season, attending their NFC Divisional round victory over the Atlanta Falcons in Philadelphia and making the trip out to Minnesota to watch the Eagles win Super Bowl LII against the New England Patriots.

Even with a potential new Sixers connection to Panthers via Rubin, Embiid is unlikely to stray too far away from his Eagles fandom. Although, according to ESPN, Rubin has a close relationship with Embiid.

Plus, it's still no guarantee Rubin ultimately wins the bid to take over the Panthers franchise. Per ESPN ...

When reached Sunday morning, Rubin declined to comment.

Rubin enters the fray with formal bids due in a couple of weeks, as NFL ownership would prefer to get a deal approved by the owners meetings in May. The bidding will be conducted by the investment bank Allen & Company.

Rubin joins hedge fund billionaire David Tepper and Ben Navarro, the founder and CEO of the debt collection firm Sherman Financial Group, as the others bidding for the Panthers, which were put up for sale late last year

Rubin was a part of the investment group that purchased the Sixers from Comcast Spectacor for $280 million in 2011. Two years later, as part of the same investment group, Rubin bought a share the Devils as well. Both were done along with majority owner Joshua Harris, who is currently embroiled in controversey involving President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner and the White House.

Per ESPN, Rubin has a good case to win the bid.

Rubin, who is worth $3 billion according to Forbes, is a more familiar name for NFL owners, many of whom have already embraced him over the years. Fanatics runs the NFL's online store and sells more NFL-licensed gear than any other business in the world

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Rubin has a solid reputation in the business world and is not afraid of using his platform for things he believes in. He recently voiced his support for Meek Mill, the rapper whom he befriended and is now serving two to four years in prison for a controversial probation violation. Rubin has reportedly tried to use his influence to get Meek Mill out of prison.

If he prevails in his bid for the Panthers, Rubin, 45, would be the second-youngest owner in the league behind the San Francisco 49ers' Jed York, who turned 37 this week.

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