As injured 76ers star Joel Embiid continues rehabbing for a return in this year’s NBA playoffs, the MVP candidate is reportedly re-evaluating his Olympic ambitions while away from the game.
Embiid, a Cameroon native who has family in France, is considering changing his nationality in order to play for the French national team in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, per a report from French media outlet RMC Sport. The 28-year-old has never appeared in international competition.
According to FIBA, each team is allowed one naturalized player on its roster; as things currently stand, France does not have a player that meets this criteria.
