Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid revealed why he’s playing for Team USA in the 2024 Olympics instead of Cameroon or France. The NBA star posted a message on social media.
Embiid, who was eligible to play for Team USA, France and Cameroon, gave his decision to USA Basketball managing director Grant Hill in person in Fort Collins, Colorado. LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard, Devin Booker, Kyrie Irving, Jayson Tatum and Draymond Green are expected to join Embiid on Team USA’s roster for the 2024 Olympics. Team USA is looking to win its fifth straight Olympic gold medal in men’s basketball.
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“It’s exciting for USA Basketball that Joel Embiid wants to represent the United States,” Hill said through a team spokeswoman. “Joel and I have had several conversations about his goals and I’m looking forward to continuing that dialogue knowing that one of those goals is to represent USA Basketball next summer in Paris. 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.”
In 394 regular-season games with the Sixers, Embiid is averaging 27.2 points and 11.2 rebounds. He has made six All-Star teams, five All-NBA teams and three All-Defensive teams and won one MVP Award. However, the Sixers have never gotten past the second round of the playoffs in the Embiid era.
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Embiid averaged 33.1 points and 10.2 rebounds last season for the Sixers while shooting 54.8% from the field, 33.0% from 3 and 85.7% from the free-throw line. He won the MVP Award over Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic. Philadelphia swept the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the 2023 playoffs but lost to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals in seven games.
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