2023-10-05 19:51:10
Joel Embiid, the star of the Philaldelphia 76ers and current NBA MVP, has committed to playing for the United States team next summer in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as revealed this Thursday by the American network ESPN.
According to this information, Embiid communicated his decision to the executive director of USABasketball, Grant Hillthis same Thursday, a few days after both met in Ft Collins, Coloradowhere the Sixers They are doing training camp.
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Embiidwhich nation in Cameroon and has French and American citizenship, has been at the center of an intense recruiting battle to see which team he would represent at the Games. France I had the illusion of bringing together the star of the Sixers 26 years old and 2.13 tall with the new sensation of French basketball, Victor Wenbanyama19 years old and 2.24, chosen number one in the last draft by the San Antonio Spurs.
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The Cameroonian center has finally chosen to represent the USAas explained by these sources, because he wants to help the team he leads Steve Kerr to return to the top of the international basketball world after suffering a severe setback in the past Manila World Cupwhere he was left off the podium after losing the bronze match with Canada.
There are already several players who have announced these days, at the start of the NBA preseason, their intention to join the American team: among them LeBron James, Kevin Durant y Steph Curry and there are a few more that may join in the coming weeks as Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker, Damian Lillard o Anthony Davis.
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