Joel Embiid is one of the NBA's most polarizing players and that stigma hasn't left him on the global stage at the Paris Olympics. In fact, Embiid seems to be t
Joel Embiid is one of the NBA's most polarizing players and that stigma hasn't left him on the global stage at the Paris Olympics. In fact, Embiid seems to be the only player drawing boos from the crowds that come to see the best players on the planet compete for gold.
It turns out, the French aren't pleased by Embiid's decision to join Team USA after he initially, allegedly, planned to play for France in the Olympics. The 7-foot Philadelphia 76ers star was born in Cameroon but gained French citizenship in 2022, about a year aftersaying he wanted to play for the French on the international stage.
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