When the United States Men's Basketball Dream Team arrived in Paris, France, for the upcoming Olympics, they were not as popular with fans and media as they have been in the past. Instead, they have been criticized by some fans and media, but all of this is aimed at Embiid, the star of the 76ers.
When Embiid got out of the car, he was bombarded by some fans at the scene, and some fans shouted at Embiid, demanding that Embiid return the France passport to them. Let him not take France nationality and play for the United States men's basketball team.
"Give me back your passport! You should play for France. You are not United States. ”
Embiid first became a France citizen and later a United States citizen, and in the 2024 offseason, he chose to play for the United States men's basketball team at the Paris Olympics in France. Instead of representing the host country France at the Paris Olympics.
Previously, Embiid also publicly explained this problem, saying that because France has some problems with his own country Cameroon, he cannot play for the France men's basketball team.
Embiid said: "It means a lot. I've spent half my life here. I have a great family, a great wife, and my son, so it makes a lot of sense. I had the opportunity to come here and achieve a lot. ”
"I consider myself from Cameroon. That's always home. I was born there, and from what I grew up with – struggle – I will always identify with it. That's one of the reasons for my ultimate success: because of the way I grew up, the environment in which I grew up. Nothing is comfortable. ”
No way, as Embiid said, because Cameroon failed to qualify, he could not lead his country to the Paris Olympics in France, and he had to settle for the second best thing and choose to play for the United States men's basketball team.
"Cameroon is known to be the number one choice and if they qualify, I will fight for my country."
"I had the opportunity to talk to the president of France about what was happening, and I told him that there was one thing that bothered me, and that was the relationship between France and Cameroon and African countries."
"There's a lot going on over there. There was a lot of opposition to the basic expulsion of France because it was years of oppression. That's my state of mind. ”
"My family still lives in Cameroon and I don't want them to go through these things. I want them to be safe, and France's relations with Cameroon or Africa are generally not good. ”
In fact, the France men's basketball team does not need an inside line like Embiid, because they have Wembanyama and Gobert, two excellent inside stars. They also have some excellent young insiders, and the crowded France men's basketball team doesn't need Embiid at all.
In fact, logically speaking, there is nothing wrong with the remarks of France fans. Since you have chosen to play for the United States men's basketball team, you should revoke your France citizenship because you now have United States citizenship. Although many players are dual nationals and the like, France fans are definitely not satisfied with your behavior.