Joel Embiid’s Controversial Decision: Choosing Team USA over Cameroon for the Paris Olympic Games

Joel Embiid took a while to choose his national team, and finally he decided to wear the Team USA jersey for the Paris Olympic Games. A decision that goes down badly in its “other countries”, including Cameroon. An Indomitable Lion spoke frankly on this subject.

Joel Embiid is not a player like the others, so obviously he is not treated like the others. The proof is that the pivot organized his own free agency for several years in order to determine his future national selection. He only had exceptional choices with his native Cameroon, the French team or Team USA.

His choice ultimately fell on the latter, and he should join a superteam made up of LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant for the Paris Olympic Games. He said he wanted to please his son, born on American soil, but his decision went down badly with some, particularly among the Blues. Victor Wembanyama, for example, was quite passive-aggressive in his reaction to the news.

Jérémy Nzeulie cashes on the choice of Joel Embiid!

But those who must feel even more wronged than Vincent Collet’s men are all the Cameroonians who were delighted to see such a great talent return to the country to wear the famous green jersey… Visiting Tony Parker’s show on Skweekthe Indomitable Lion Jérémy Nzeulie was merciless with the man who could have become his teammate.

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I recently read that Joel Embiid chose Team USA over his son, it’s his choice after all he’s an adult. But the thing is that I, as a person who has always kept strong ties with Cameroon, find it a shame for the country and Africa. He was born and raised in Cameroon. He’s not a dual national like me.

And today, we have a real Cameroonian who comes out of Africa to succeed in basketball and establish himself among the best players in the world, and he abandons his country and his continent to be able to play with people who are already extremely strong. . I think he doesn’t realize the message he’s sending to the next Joel Embiid, to the next Pascal Siakam.

For Jérémy Nzeulie, it is a huge disappointment to see an African player succeed in establishing himself at the highest level only to finally pack his bags and represent a selection that does not even need him. With the Indomitable Lions, he could have inspired an entire generation, he could have become a hero across the continent and pushed his compatriots to take up basketball. Ultimately, the message sent is quite different…

To please his son, Joel Embiid will be American for the next Olympic Games. A decision that is self-respecting, but which gets people talking. For Cameroonians, the message sent by the reigning MVP is damaging.

2023-10-14 15:40:00
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