While he hesitated between the United States and France but also Cameroon, Joel Embiid (29 years old) finally chose to defend the colors of the American selection during the Olympic Games in Paris.
Joel Embiid has decided. After having hesitated for a long time between France and the United States as well as Cameroon, the basketball star, who has three passports (Cameroonian, his country of birth, French and American), finally opted for the American selection whose team he will defend. colors during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. After meeting Grant Hill a few days ago, the last MVP of the NBA regular season announced his decision in person this Thursday to the boss of “Team USA” from Colorado, where his franchise is currently in full swing. preparation for the next season.
Naturalized French in July 2022
Joel Embiid, who had indicated at the start of the week that he would probably make his decision “in the coming days”, did not wait for the deadline of October 10 set by the French Basketball Federation to give his response, while he had hinted at the possibility of wearing the Blues jersey, particularly after being naturalized French in July 2022. And this decision is akin to a snub for the French team, which had been trying to attract him for two years.
According to ESPN, his choice, which the pivot had described as “difficult”, would have been motivated by his desire to help the United States return to the top of world basketball after their elimination in the semi-finals of the last World Cup by Germany last September and after finishing just off the podium (4th place). And this will inevitably involve a medal in the French capital.
With this decision, the United States should arrive in force with several mega NBA stars in its ranks, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry having expressed their desire to participate in the Olympics. Enough to be well equipped to win a fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal.
2023-10-05 21:01:25
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