Another piece that fits perfectly for Team USA in view of the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Joel Embiid, the reigning NBA MVP, has chosen to represent the United States at the next Olympics. Embiid, that is born in Cameroon and holding both French and American citizenship, he has been at the center of an intense recruiting battle on which country he will represent at the Olympics and in recent months he seemed quite close to wearing the French jersey at the Games to be played on home soil.
Instead, today Embiid informed Team USA executive director Grant Hill of his decision a few days after the two met in Colorado, where the Sixers are holding training camps ahead of the season. In the end, the Sixers center chose to represent the United States because, as reported by ESPN and The Athletic, he wants to help the United States return to the top of the international basketball world after they failed to medal at the World Championships in Manila this summer.
2023-10-05 22:12:31
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