PHILADELPHIA 76ers star center Joel Embiid married model and longtime girlfriend Anne de Paul in the Hamptons on Saturday.
The 2023 NBA MVP, took snaps with the Sports Illustrated model on Cryder Beach and officially tied the knot in a secret church ceremony.
76ers star Joel Embiid and Sports Illustrated model Anne de Paul got married in the Hamptons last weekend
Embiid wore a white tuxedo jacket and black bowtie as de Paul donned a lavish see-through white dress
Embiid and de Paul share a son together, Arthur, who was born in 2020
Embiid and de Paula have been dating since 2018.
And they had their first child together in 2020.
On Saturday afternoon, Fanatics CEO and former Sixers owner Michael Rubin posted a photo of the couple walking down the aisle.
After the fancy wedding ceremony, Embiid and de Paula danced to Brian McKnight’s R&B hit song Back at One.
The Sixers star and model shared the moment while singing along and smiling to the delight of wedding guests.
Embiid then rapped Meek Mill’s Dreams & Nightmares while the rapper joined the wedding via FaceTime.
Following the ceremony, a photo on social media revealed Embiid with numerous Sixers teammates.
Tobias Harris, Tyrese Maxey, De’Anthony Melton, Jaden Springer, and former Sixer Georges Niang are some of the athletes who were said to be present.
James Harden, the premier player for the Philadelphia 76ers, was clearly absent from the nuptials.
His absence comes after Harden asked Philadelphia for a trade since he hadn’t been offered a long-term contract.
Darryl Morey, the general manager of the 76ers, was present as well.
De Paula is a well-known model who was born in Rio de Janeiro.
In 2017, she made her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit debut, and since then, she has made three more appearances in the magazine.
Regarding Embiid, the 29-year-old is the current MVP and a six-time All-Star.
He turned heads earlier this offseason after cracking the door open for the possibility of leaving Philadelphia.
“I just want to win a championship,” Embiid said in an interview with business mogul Maverick Carter.
“Whatever it takes.
“I don’t know where that’s gonna be, whether it’s in Philly or anywhere else, I just want to have a chance to accomplish that.”
Embiid and de Paula first started dating in 2018
Embiid joined the NBA as a first-round pick in 2014 and won the MVP award last season