When last we saw singer Rihanna and LA Dodgers baseball player Matt Kemp in close company, they were sunnin’ their buns together South of the border on holiday in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. It would seem that the couple, Ratt Hemp, are lookin’ to take their burgeoning relationship more public because they were seen sitting courtside at a LA Clippers basketball game here in LA over the weekend:

Rihanna and her baseball star beau Matt Kemp went public with their romance on Saturday night when they sat courtside at the Los Angeles Clippers’ basketball clash with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The fling first hit the headlines over Christmas when the pair was spotted vacationing in Mexico together, and the singer has been spotted with the Los Angeles Dodgers star many times since. And, on Saturday, it seemed like neither cared who knew about their romance – a newly-blonde Rihanna beamed for TV cameras when she was spotted sitting next to Kemp. At one point, she even stood up to wave to fans. Meanwhile, Kemp just sat chuckling at all the attention. A Clippers fan at the game says, “It was clear they’re very much a couple. When the cameras weren’t on them, they were very affectionate. There was no cuddling and kissing, but it was clear they’re very very fond of each other.”

OK, so mebbe these two look more like strangers who had just met in these pictures (I mean, c’mon, there seems to be no romantic chemistry going on here) but mebbe it’s because they are trying to ease their relationship into the public eye. I like how they decided to go to a Clippers game to go public … I mean, it’s the perfect place to be seen enough to make it public but not packed enough (like a LA Lakers game) to make it a big deal — very wily. Unfortch for the Clippers, the presence of Ratt Hemp did not help them pull off a win, they ended up losing by one point to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Here’s hoping Ri Ri and Matt have better luck with making a go of their relationship.

[Photo credit: Splash News; Source]