Serbia-US basketball at Paris Olympics: Lille crowd boos Joel Embiid.

The fact that the NBA player finally decided against selecting the French team after much deliberation was evidently lost on the French public.

JO DE PARIS – They were not able to pardon him. While Joel Embiid’s American side won mainly against Serbia (110–84) on Sunday, July 28, in Lille to kick off the Olympic basketball tournament, Embiid was rather obvious, scoring four points in just eleven minutes of action.

Above all, the majority of the 27,000 spectators at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium, who were mostly French and affiliated Serbs, made fun of the NBA player for the Philadelphia Sixers. The French people made it clear to him during the team presentation that they were disappointed that he had chosen “Team USA” even though he had earned the tricolor nationality to play for the Blues. This criticism began as soon as he touched the ball or joined the game.

A missive addressed to Emmanuel Macron

Joel Embiid’s protracted indecision over joining the French squad is what irritates me the most about this situation. The player, who is also of Cameroonian nationality, wrote to Emmanuel Macron in October 2021, according to information released by RMC Sport in April of last year. In return for French nationality, he promised the President of the Republic in this letter that he would play with the Blues in the future. which, as a result, he had acquired in July 2022.

“I’ve reached my decision after consulting with the French Basketball Federation. In order to become eligible to play for the Blues, I would like to take the necessary measures to become a French citizen. Joel Embiid wrote, “I therefore do not wish to play for any other national team.”

Joel Embiid has finally drawn the attention of Team USA prior to his announcement in October 2023 that he would be joining LeBron James’ squad.

France’s VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ At the Olympics in Paris, Joel Embiid decided to play for the United States rather than France, and the French didn’t let him forget it.

French spectators to the U.S. men’s basketball team’s Olympic debut against Serbia on Sunday expressed strong opinions about the Cameroonian-born star of the Philadelphia 76ers.

Every time he did anything on the floor, including touching the ball, coming off the bench, or doing pregame introductions, he was booed.

Why?

His choice to not play for France, which awarded him naturalized citizenship rights in 2022 despite the fact that he has never lived there, is perhaps at the heart of it.

French supporters held out hope that Embiid will join forces with fellow NBA talents Rudy Gobert and Victor Wembanyama to represent their nation at the Paris Games.

The chance to play for Cameroon was also available to him, but it was eliminated early in the qualification process. It departed the United States, where in 2022 he also obtained a U.S. passport.

Because his son was born here, Embiid has previously stated that he wants to play for Team USA. However, he has never explained why he choose the United States over France.

Team USA defeated Serbia 110-84, with Embiid scoring four points, grabbing two rebounds, and blocking two shots.

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