Philadelphia 76ers’ red, white and blue won’t be the only colors Joel Embiid will be wearing in the near future.
The decision had been made Thursday morning just days after Embiid met with Team USA executive director Grant Hill and ended an intense recruiting battle for Ebiid’s services.
ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne indicated during an appearance on the network that had Cameroon qualified for the Olympics already he would have chosen to play for them. Ultimately what seemed to have swayed Embiid’s decision was the commitment of so many past NBA MVPs to team up next year in Paris to play for the US and his own desire to help restore American basketball atop the international basketball world.
“As I’ve said before, I’m looking forward to the process of building the 2024 USA Basketball Men’s National Team roster over the next several months.”
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