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Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid now a U.S. citizen, says it is a 'blessing to be an American'
ESPN ^ | 9/29

Posted on 09/29/2022 5:49:00 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Joel Embiid is an American citizen.

Born in Cameroon, Embiid said Thursday he was sworn in as a citizen two weeks ago in Philadelphia. The NBA scoring champion and Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center said his family -- Embiid and his Brazilian girlfriend, Anne de Paula, have a 2-year-old son -- played a pivotal role in his decision.

"I've been here for a long time," Embiid told The Associated Press at Sixers training camp at The Citadel. "My son is American. I felt like, I'm living here and it's a blessing to be an American. So I said, why not?"

Embiid, 28, graduated from a Florida high school and played a season in college at Kansas before the 76ers drafted him No. 3 overall in 2014. The natural question raised is, which country could Embiid potentially represent in international basketball? Embiid defused speculation and said it was way too early to think about the Olympics or other international tournaments.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 76ers; basketball; joelembiid; nba
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To: SlipperySlope99
Plus the USA born star players get pampered even in high school giving them a sense of entitlement before they even begin college ball let alone the NBA.

I think it started to get really bad when ESPN was covering LeBron James when he played for St. Vincent–St. Mary High School. Don't get me wrong, he's a great player. But he's an @$$hole.

Michael Jordan was an @$$hole too but he loved the game. So it was different.

21 posted on 09/29/2022 7:22:32 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: nickcarraway

Now hope you will be voting correctly. Your girlfriend is beautiful, so I bet you’ll have a beautiful family.


22 posted on 09/30/2022 5:17:58 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Defund the FBI, the American Stasi..)
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