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CBS7 wrote:Non USA fans should be overjoyed. Now they can use the "well they stole Embiid!!" excuse when Team USA wins gold. They were going to win gold anyway, but now people can point to stealing Embiid as the reason!
hauntedcomputer wrote:Jokic is just a stranger dribbling a basketball. The humility bit could well be a carefully crafted business model for all we know. It's actually getting as tiresome as egotistical bloviating at this point. "Look at me, look how humble I am!!"
BobbyPortisEyes wrote:Joel Embiid is legitimately an American and kind of embodies everything that's American so I don't get all the outrage.
CobraCommander wrote:Wait why you got Jordan Clarkson on the screen...dude is a Philippino dude and they LOVE ball.
Handlez wrote:Cooper is being guarded like it's the NBA finals game 7.
Everyone else faced with far less tenacity.
Same thing that's happening to Caitlin Clark.
CBS7 wrote:Ryoga Hibiki wrote:CBS7 wrote:Do you guys trash Hakeem/Ewing for not playing for their birth countries?
yes
How about KAT? Do you trash him for playing for the Dominican Republic?
lessthanjake wrote:Kyrie was extremely impactful without LeBron, and basically had zero impact whatsoever if LeBron was on the court.
lessthanjake wrote: By playing in a way that prevents Kyrie from getting much impact, LeBron ensures that controlling for Kyrie has limited effect…
azcatz11 wrote:RoyceDa59 wrote:Team USA gonna be stacked again finally.
It’s almost a lock that final starting line up will be
Curry
Booker
LeBron
Durant
Embiid
Will have an asterisk if they win Gold - absolutely meaningless. Hopefully Canada wins it all
azcatz11 wrote:oversteerdawg wrote:Ignoring the opportunity to get an Olympic Gold Medal (which is a huge thing to ignore as an athlete), maybe, just maybe, Joel is grateful for the generational wealth and opportunity that the USA has provided him and his family. It's easy to take it for granted as a lifelong American.
I doubt it. He wants a cheap gold to strengthen his legacy. I will be boycotting the next Olympics over this personally.
dhsilv2 wrote:A guy with his health issues playing in the stupid events should be a crime!
rapstarter wrote:CBS7 wrote:Non USA fans should be overjoyed. Now they can use the "well they stole Embiid!!" excuse when Team USA wins gold. They were going to win gold anyway, but now people can point to stealing Embiid as the reason!
Everyone already knows Team USA will win with or without Embiid. People aren't mad because this will have a material impact on USA's chances. People are just embarrassed for Embiid.
azcatz11 wrote:oversteerdawg wrote:Ignoring the opportunity to get an Olympic Gold Medal (which is a huge thing to ignore as an athlete), maybe, just maybe, Joel is grateful for the generational wealth and opportunity that the USA has provided him and his family. It's easy to take it for granted as a lifelong American.
I doubt it. He wants a cheap gold to strengthen his legacy. I will be boycotting the next Olympics over this personally.
eyeatoma wrote:There is no parity when the USA is assembling a super team. Why is Embiid going to be stupid and join a team where their best player is a center?durden_tyler wrote:So USA starting 5:
Embiid
Durant
Tatum
Brown? Butler?
Curry
i think this is why people are pissed, we’ll have another one-sided boring Olympics. LOL
He should have chosen France, for basketball parity reasons.
Cubbies2120 wrote:Serious question, given all the talent that's on the roster for 2024 Olympics...would it be the biggest chokejob of all time if they somehow don't win it all? Based on the comments here, seems like that would be the case - the rest of the world is way far behind, so IMO losing in 2024 would be the biggest failure in international basketball history.
