(Photo : Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – Joel Embiid (#21) of the Philadelphia 76ers appears to be like on towards the Boston Celtics through the second quarter in recreation six of the Eastern Conference Semifinals within the 2023 NBA Playoffs at Wells Fargo Center on May 11, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Team USA is discussing with Philadelphia 76ers celebrity Joel Embiid to play for the group within the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Team USA is attempting to poach Joel Embiid from France to play for them on the 2024 Olympics. (by way of Marc Stein) pic.twitter.com/r7XeVC1Wca
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Hall-of-Famer Grant Hill, who at the moment serves because the managing director of the USA’s males’s nationwide basketball group, revealed the event in an look on SiriusXM NBA Radio.
“[Embiid] is also somebody who we’ve talked to about next summer, and we’ll see. We’ll see how that plays out,” Hill mentioned.
The 50-year-old former NBA participant famous the power of the French nationwide basketball group, who defeated Team USA within the opening recreation of the 2020 Summer Olympics.
The two confronted off once more within the gold medal recreation, whereby the United States narrowly avenged the sooner group stage loss, 87-82.
Hill famous that France including this yr’s prime total decide Victor Wembanyama, and probably Embiid, may make issues troublesome for Team USA.
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Joel Embiid is eligible for 3 nations
The 7-foot heart, Cameroonian by blood, has not seen worldwide motion in his basketball profession but. He was named in Cameroon’s preliminary group to compete within the 2017 FIBA AfroBasket within the Republic of Congo however finally didn’t go.
Embiid was granted French citizenship in July 2022 and has publicly expressed his want to play for France.
The six-time NBA All-Star acquired his United States citizenship a number of months later, in September 2022, making him eligible to signify the Stars and Stripes as effectively.
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