chudak wrote:zimpy27 wrote:The funniest thing about the French booing Embiid is that he has no business representing France. Never ever even lived there. It's hilarious.
Embiids letter to Macron, French president
“ President, I know your sincere interest in basketball and its development and, more generally, in the sport that brings honour to France. However, I am not writing to tell you about the NBA season that is opening and for which I have high hopes with my club, the Philadelphia 76ers. I am now in a leadership role and aspire to make my team a serious contender for the title.
I am writing to tell you about France. Although I spent most of my youth in the United States and France, I am a Cameroonian national. I was born in 1994 in Yaoundé. Cameroon will therefore always remain an important part of my identity. However, another one is French. Part of my family is in fact French and, in addition to sharing the language, I have often stayed in France.
A s soon as I have the opportunity, I visit my aunts, Suzanne and Lucie, living in Courtry and Courcouronnes, as well as my first cousin Pierre, who lives in Evry. I have fond memories of my summer vacations spent in France, like the summer of 2009, during which I was able to spend the entire month of July enjoying the capital. Moreover, I still regularly go to Paris, where I wish to acquire a permanent second home.
Moreover, after discussions with the French Basketball Federation, my choice has been made. I would like to take the steps to obtain French naturalisation and thus be eligible for selection with the Blues. I therefore do not wish to play for any other national team. I have sent a dossier to this effect to the Ministry of the Interior and Foreign Affairs. I have never worn the colours of a national team. It would be an immense honour for me to join this French team to participate in the next major international competitions, first and foremost the 2024 Olympic Games.
I evaluate the solemnity of my request, what it represents, what it means, but also, in some respects, its duration and complexity in relation to the usual criteria for granting nationality. I therefore ask for your support for these initiatives, support without which they cannot succeed. I am of course available to you and your services to support this common ambition that we share with the French basketball team and its managers. Thanking you for your attention to my request, I ask you, Mr. President, for the expression of my deepest consideration. Joel Embiid".
Exactly, Embiid had to even ask for the possibility because he has no business representing France.
He has every right to play for USA.
