VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — Joel Embiid, under constant heckling from the largely French crowd at the Paris Olympics for choosing to play for Team USA instead of Les Bleus, said he picked the ...

Joel Embiid's ties to France. In July 2022, Embiid gained French citizenship with the intention of playing for the national team. He has never lived in France but speaks fluent French and has ...

Earlier in 2022, Embiid also become a citizen of France, where he has some family and fluency in its language. At the time, French national team executive and former NBA player Boris Diaw said ...

Joel Embiid will make his debut as a United States Olympian at the 2024 Paris Games. Sporting News. ... Former France national team center Frederic Weis went as far as to say, ...

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid trolled the France crowd after winning a gold medal with Team USA. For the fifth straight Olympics, the United States men's basketball team takes home a gold medal.

Joel Embiid of United States during the Men's Basketball Group Phase - Group C game between Serbia and the United States on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade Pierre Mauroy on July ...

ABU DHABI, UAE - JULY 14: Joel Embiid of the Men's National Team dribbles the ball during practice on July 14, ... Four months after France made him a citizen, Embiid was sworn in as a U.S. citizen.

Already a villain to French fans at the Olympics, Joel Embiid now has the chance to become l’ennemi public n°1 in the country whose national team he spurned. France’s surprising run to the ...

Joel Embiid's nationality has been a trending topic at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The NBA MVP is making his United States men's national team debut, choosing America over other available options ...