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  • 2 years ago
Joel Embiid explains why he's committed to Team USA over France and his native Cameroon.
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00:00 Obviously I love all three options, you know, with my home country which I love a lot, but
00:07 I really wanted to pass it off, participate in the Olympics, you know, that's been my
00:14 goal and my dream and, you know, you add that with the fact that my son is American and,
00:21 you know, and I've been here for such a long time and, you know, having the chance to represent
00:28 the country like, you know, the U.S. and my son being born here, a lot of, a lot, what?
00:38 What's this about?
00:39 He said you don't play behind the coach, bro.
00:42 [Laughter]
00:45 I'm really thankful for that opportunity, the fans, you know, the commitment that we're
00:50 willing to make, you know, I really appreciate it, so it was a tough decision.
00:55 I was trying to take my time, you know, as much as possible, but it was kind of made
01:02 hard by, you know, the deadline that was put, so yeah, but yeah, but I'm happy with it.
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