(Photo : Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA, PA – Joel Embiid (#21) of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts towards the Oklahoma City Thunder within the first quarter on the Wells Fargo Center on January 12, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Thunder defeated the 76ers 133-114.
The French nationwide basketball workforce has set a deadline of Tuesday, October 10, 2023, for Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid to resolve relating to his participation within the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Jean-Pierre Siutat, the president of the French Basketball Federation, revealed throughout a French radio interview that the federation expects to obtain a response from the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player by the desired deadline.
“It will happen very quickly in all cases. We hope so and I think he knows it. We may have an answer by October 10. We have set this deadline,” the president stated.
Rumors have floated suggesting that Embiid has chosen France, however Siutat rebuffed them.
“Today, he is still not with us. We are working on it, we have a firm desire to do it,” Siutat talked about.
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Joel Embiid is eligible to play for 3 nations
The 29-year-old is eligible to play as a naturalized participant for France and the USA since he holds citizenship in each nations.
Embiid was granted French citizenship in July 2022, whereas he obtained his US citizenship a couple of months later in September 2022.
Additionally, he retains the choice to signify his native Cameroon.
The six-time NBA All-Star has not beforehand performed for any nationwide workforce throughout his worldwide profession. Thus, he enjoys the liberty to decide on between the three eligible nations.
Meanwhile, United States males’s nationwide basketball workforce managing director Grant Hill bared that Team USA can also be in talks with Embiid to signify the nation subsequent 12 months in Paris.
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