Pivot was born in the country of Cameroon, but received an invitation from the French and United States teams to play for the teams at the Paris 2024 Olympics
The pivot and current MVP of NBA, Joel Embiidmade its final decision on which team will defend in the Paris 2024 Olympics: you U.S. The athlete from Philadelphia 76ers had the opportunity to defend the Cameroonhis home country, such as France, for which he received an invitation. The information was published by the American newspaper “The Athletic”.
But why can the player play for the United States? Embiid was born in Yaoundé, capital of Cameroon, but moved to the North American country when he was just 16 years old, because of his basketball career. In July 2022, the pivot received French citizenship, as a “foreigner whose naturalization is of exceptional interest”. In September of the same year, Joel became an American citizen.
With the reinforcement of Joel Embiid, the United States has been forming a true Dream Team, as stars like LeBron James, Stephen Curry It is Kevin Durant have already committed to playing in the Olympics.
Source: sportbuzz
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