Ben Simmons fuels rumours he’s dating singer Tinashe

SPECULATION has been swirling around the Aussie NBA star and this popular singer — and he’s hardly trying to shut it down.

Starring on and off the court. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

HE shoots, he scores?

Ben Simmons sent an alley oop pass up to internet spies looking to slam home rumours he has girlfriend with a cheeky Instagram response this week.

After 25-year-old singer Tinashe shared a bedroom snap on Instagram, captioning the sultry shot, “Where’s bae,” the Australian 76ers star replied, “Charlotte.”

Before Philadelphia topped the Hornets 128-114 on the road the following night, Tinashe, 25, responded with two emojis, including a smile face with heart-shaped eyes.

ROY legend pic.twitter.com/oRCUoh3YX0

— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) March 6, 2018

This isn’t the first time the pair have gotten flirty on the internet. In February, Simmons, 21, polled his followers to end the great debate of which food is better: chocolate or spaghetti.

What’s better ??? @Tinashe strongly believes one is clearly better and she is clearly wrong..🙄

— Ben Simmons (@BenSimmons25) February 23, 2018

And there’s this photograph, which appears to show the pair out on a sneaker decorating date.

Ben Simmons and Tinashe pic.twitter.com/pCYpy5fXnz

— Benny (@oppanimo) March 6, 2018

And this interview, where Tinashe went a little googly-eyed admitting Simmons was her favourite 76ers player.

It’s a slam dunk.

So who is she? The Kentucky native began her career as an actress and model as a child, voicing Hero Girl in the animated film Polar Express in 2004 before playing the girlfriend of Jake Harper on Two and a Half Men for a couple of seasons.

She was part of the pop girl group The Stunners from 2007 to 2011 before launching a solo career which has reportedly seen her sell more than six million records.

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