Joel Embiid not talking about Olympics decision, focused on Sixers
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Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid has the decision to make in terms of the 2024 Olympics. He has citizenship for both France and the United States so he has to decide which team he wants to play for in the Olympics.
If Embiid joins France, then they will have a fearsome trio of himself, Rudy Gobert, and Victor Wembanyama. They would have to be considered the favorites in the games along with the United States, but if he joins the Americans, they would be extremely tough to beat as well.
However, Embiid is not worried about that yet. The Sixers are sitting at 12-12 and he wants to make sure they get back on track and continue to push toward a championship in the 2022-23 season.
Embiid chatted with Marc Stein and told him via his substack:
“I don’t want to talk about international stuff,” Embiid said.
I had a feeling going in, actually, that he would be reluctant to entertain the topic of which way are you leaning. But I did press him for one follow-up: Why is it an off-limits topic?
“Because it’s the NBA season,” Embiid said. “I’m focused on us getting better as a team and me getting better as a player. I’m focused on making it to the playoffs and doing something there. I’m gonna worry about the rest later.
“For now,” Embiid added, “it’s all about trying to do whatever is possible to win a championship.”
Embiid is certainly taking the right approach for this. While the Olympics is obviously an amazing honor and he will want to make his decision soon, the focus has to be on the Sixers at the moment and continue to push them forward and get on the right track.
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