The general director of the French basketball team Boris Diao spoke about the decision of the NBA center club Philadelphia 76ers Joel Embiid compete for Team USA.
ESPN previously reported that Embiid informed Team USA management of the decision to represent the team at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The Cameroon native also holds American and French nationality.
— We never took the initiative of inviting Joël to the French team. He was the one who made that statement several years ago and since then he has said he wants to play for us. We asked him to respond by October 10. Joël told us that he had changed his mind and that he no longer wanted to play for us. Of course, we were ready to welcome him to the team, but we see that he has changed his mind,” Diaw was quoted as saying by the French Basketball Federation website.
Embiid is the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the 2022-23 season and a six-time All-Star.
The Paris Olympic Games will take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024.
Source : MatchTV
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