Joel embiid gets a French citizenship ..will play for team France …USA in trouble ?

[SchoolboyC]

So the Olympics are turning into the NCAA where nations just recruit top talent?

European countries been giving foreign players citizenship to play for their national team for years

America should’ve given him citizenship instead of bum ass Kanter

 

[Boogie]

Trouble?

Good riddance and fukk that overrated bum

 

[The God Poster]

So the Olympics are turning into the NCAA where nations just recruit top talent?

He clearly has French heritage tho…Embîîd

 

[Baka's Weird Case]

Don’t a lot of Africans get French citizenships? Or is it Italy?

you’re definitely thinking of france

 

[KingJay]

If the players from Cameroon played, they would qualify pretty easily

Some of those qualifier games are during the season I think. The non-NBA guys from your country are the ones who need to qualify you if you're a country like Cameroon. Also Embiid would be putting his body at risk to play in... qualifiers?

 

[nyknick]

Frank Ntilikina finally gets a sidekick


They scared now!

 

[get these nets]

Mostly big guys: Siakam, Luc Richard Mbah A Moute, Christian Koloko (Raptors), Paul Eboua from the Heat's G-League team

I don't like this, but I get it. There's just not that much funding there in Africa for sports. Even Nigeria had problems with their teams, they could barely afford to send their guys to the Olympics.

Just a strange decision by Embiid though. He's not the most durable player and he's had so many injuries. Why is he going out of his way to play for a country he's never lived in and risk injury?

Setting up his post playing career,

 

[Box Factory]

Some of those qualifier games are during the season I think. The non-NBA guys from your country are the ones who need to qualify you if you're a country like Cameroon. Also Embiid would be putting his body at risk to play in... qualifiers?

This is a fair point that I didn't really consider

There's still 2 windows per summer, plus a last chance qualifier tourney, but yeah fair enough

 

[MoneyTron]

Weird. If he’s not gonna play for Cameroon, he should be playing for Team USA.

Why? Is he even an American citizen?

 

[aceboon]

Embiid gonna play international ball in the summer when he's already falling apart by the playoffs?

 

[MikelArteta]

Mostly big guys: Siakam, Luc Richard Mbah A Moute, Christian Koloko (Raptors), Paul Eboua from the Heat's G-League team

I don't like this, but I get it. There's just not that much funding there in Africa for sports. Even Nigeria had problems with their teams, they could barely afford to send their guys to the Olympics.

Just a strange decision by Embiid though. He's not the most durable player and he's had so many injuries. Why is he going out of his way to play for a country he's never lived in and risk injury?

D.J. Strawberry as well

 

[Maximus Odinson]

Weak. Play for Cameroon, bytch

 

[Armchair Militant]

Why? Is he even an American citizen?

Dude’s been living in America since he was 16. I find it silly that he’s allowed to play for France

 

[ajnapoleon]

Weird. If he’s not gonna play for Cameroon, he should be playing for Team USA.

I wonder do embid hears the “teather” stuff being said these days

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

U.S. need to be somewhat serious now. Last team was trash but they pulled it off.