Americans Don’t Understand Joel Embiid’s Betrayal

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2 ай бұрын

Joel Embiid, one of the most dominant and charismatic players in the NBA, has found himself at the center of a heated controversy leading up to the 2024 Summer Olympics. Known for his remarkable skills, imposing presence, and vibrant personality, Embiid has become a polarizing figure in the world of basketball due to his decision to represent Team USA in the Olympics, rather than playing for France or his native Cameroon. Born in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Embiid's journey to basketball stardom began in his home country before moving to the United States to pursue his career. He became a naturalized French citizen in 2022, opening the door for him to potentially play for the French national team. However, in a surprising move, Embiid announced in 2023 that he would represent Team USA in the 2024 Olympics. Embiid's choice to play for the United States over Cameroon and France has sparked outrage and disappointment among fans and commentators. Many in Cameroon feel betrayed, seeing Embiid's decision as a rejection of his roots and a missed opportunity to elevate the profile of basketball in his homeland. Meanwhile, French basketball enthusiasts and officials, who had anticipated his contribution to their national team, view the decision as a significant loss. Critics argue that Embiid's decision undermines the spirit of national representation in sports. Playing for Team USA, a country with a historically dominant basketball program, rather than a less powerful nation like Cameroon or France, has been seen by some as a move driven by a desire for guaranteed success rather than a genuine connection to the country. Team USA is already considered a powerhouse in international basketball, and Embiid's addition further tilts the competitive balance in their favor. This has led to concerns about the fairness and competitiveness of the Olympic basketball tournament, with some fans and players expressing frustration over what they perceive as an uneven playing field. Joel Embiid's decision has undeniably affected his public image. While he remains one of the most talented and influential players in the NBA, his choice to play for Team USA has made him a target of criticism and resentment. In Cameroon, many feel abandoned by their basketball hero, and in France, there's a sense of missed opportunity and disappointment. Even within the United States, the move has sparked debate about the ethics of national representation in sports.Despite the backlash, Embiid has remained firm in his decision, stating that it was based on personal reasons and his desire to compete at the highest level. As the 2024 Olympics approach, the spotlight will be on Embiid not only for his performance on the court but also for the broader implications of his controversial decision. Whether he can redeem himself in the eyes of his critics and how this chapter will shape his legacy remains to be seen.
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@Vadimony 2 ай бұрын

He won't even be playing anyway--too injured to play. He needs an off-season to rest and get ready for another half-season.

@Billyball35 2 ай бұрын

Fr.... Bam might low key get a lot of playing tim bc of Embiid and ADs injuries

@nnop-lf7fm Ай бұрын

@@Billyball35😊😊😊

@Tothemoon96 Ай бұрын

⁠⁠@@Billyball35ad has been healthy pretty much all season … he played the most games in his career this season … only missed 6 games this season ..

@josephmarch7142 Ай бұрын

L O A D MANAGEMENT.

@Nidzadrugar 10 күн бұрын

Embiid is playing, and US is shameless for buying Cameroonian like a slave.

@djbomber9583 2 ай бұрын

Mans doing the KD thing to win a championship 😂😂😂😂

@Vezye Ай бұрын

salty

@djbomber9583 Ай бұрын

@Strockys not salty . I couldn't care less but it is what it is my G

@gandydancer9710 Ай бұрын

@@djbomber9583 It's NOT what you say it is. KD couldn't win a championship in OKC over the Warriors, but according to the narrator France was a lock with Embiid on its team and not the USA team. Things which are different are not the same.

@sohyankeat2031 29 күн бұрын

He got family

@Romanus- 27 күн бұрын

*Lebron

@genocidehero9687 2 ай бұрын

Coming in 5th or 6th in Cameroon would be BEYOND winning a gold medal anywhere else

@DKM_Sports 2 ай бұрын

facts

@J-Hue 2 ай бұрын

Nothing is beyond a gold medal. If he can win with the US, he should do it. Nationalistic lines are irrelevant when you're playing with your people either way.

@velozsi6855 Ай бұрын

@@J-Hue facts

@bansnabs5523 Ай бұрын

@@J-Hueyour people he says 😂

@krillin876 Ай бұрын

@@J-Hue What do you mean playing with your people. He just became a citizen months ago. It would be a much bigger accomplishment if he put Cameroon on his back and won that qualifying tournament.

@Arponare 2 ай бұрын

He never lived in France though. France isn't "his country" He was granted French citizenship through exceptional interest because he requested it to the French government as Cameroon used to be a French colony. It would be like Bruno Fernando claiming Portuguese nationality because he is from Angola despite never really living in Portugal.

@hoganmann 2 ай бұрын

Wake em up

@julianbrewster4633 Ай бұрын

Yeah it was weird when he said he was a native of France.

@bansnabs5523 Ай бұрын

@@julianbrewster4633blacks are natives of hell

@BigA678 Ай бұрын

France even being in the convo sounds abt white since they colonized Cameroon. Only Cameroonians should be offended rightfully so

@adrianspanish-yn6jw Ай бұрын

maybe he is thinking that Joel grew up like M’Bappe who is originally from Cameroon but was born in France so his nationality is France. What u guys think

@LiamZees 2 ай бұрын

Wembanyama was born on 4 January 2004, in Le Chesnay, in the Paris region, so he's French. His father is Congolese.

@john_v4939 Ай бұрын

So? Nobody said he wasn't. He can still get the Congolese citizenship and play for Congo if he wishes to, just like Jordan Clarkson with the Philippines. He's Congolese by blood. Never gonna happen and that's the point

@Regalieth9143 Ай бұрын

To African parents…

@gustavorodrigues4899 Ай бұрын

And? Only in America this shit makes sense he's simply French@@Regalieth9143

@Sckiiz Ай бұрын

@@Regalieth9143 parentS ? only his father is congolese. White roots are not less important than black ones, still you're talking like he doesn't have french blood in his veins.

@dinonoe3061 Ай бұрын

@@Sckiiz HIS MOTHER IS FROM ARGELIA , AND ARGELIA IS IN AFRICA ALSO

@maximusorbis2548 2 ай бұрын

Him choosing to play with the U.S is isn’t the issue but it’s the false promises and the fact he’s doing it now when the U.S is putting together another redeem team. Also, the arrogance of the our players when they treat it as forgone conclusion that they will win makes them really unlikeable, I almost hope we lose just so we get humbled

@user-tt1hx2nm4p 2 ай бұрын

Dont worry, y'all will lose. Good luck on your second Civil War you American 🤡

@RS-kb2lt 2 ай бұрын

not gonna lie Joel did a rug pull on a whole country, and I understand why everyone is mad. I’m American myself and i’m disappointed with what he did. You can’t literally ask the President for Citizenship and make promises to turn your back. Thats wrong

@Nice-sm5hr 2 ай бұрын

I’m American and I do hope they lose. It would be good for the game of basketball. We should want the game to grow internationally and for competition across the world to be as fierce as possible.

@twuandixon8675 2 ай бұрын

Lol na it is definitely pretty rude of him

@joelmartinez7628 2 ай бұрын

not a desirable move for the rest of us but most likely he just want a champ recognition

@issey1456 29 күн бұрын

Wemby is not Congolese . His own father Felix was not even born there, but in Belgium , and later moved to France, where he was naturalized French before Victor was even born. His mother is from old French aristocracy . He's as French as they get , with African origins on his paternal side , of course he is going to play for his own country.

@EvanBlack11 2 ай бұрын

This wouldn't be a big deal if he didn't write the letter.

@masterlib1493 Ай бұрын

who give a fuck about france? love it at least africans are make them feels good

@MayaBishopStan Ай бұрын

Exactly 💯

@jarenplayz6192 Ай бұрын

exactly that's so stupid, don't promise if your not 100% sure you can keep it

@LordNimerr Ай бұрын

Yes and no. To the french it wouldn’t be a big deal but to Cameroon he’s still a traitor

@houssedecouette4056 29 күн бұрын

@@LordNimerr to the french this is a public insult

@BBallRambles 2 ай бұрын

Most successful people leave Africa as soon as they can and never look back. It’s sad, but it is what it is.

@carboy101 2 ай бұрын

Africa the hood 😂😂

@skiiytastic 2 ай бұрын

You think you just dropped some deep knowledge, but really, you are misinformed...to say most successful people leave Africa is misleading; there are more successful people in Africa, but you can argue that some educated people leave Africa. Regardless, all the successful (WEALTHY) people live the same way; the ones in Africa are not different. They live in the country with the best ease of business, including taxes, but have properties worldwide in places they love or admire. SOME educated people and the general public looking for better career opportunities and empowerment are leaving Africa. Successful people in Africa stay there because they are successful; there is no need to leave.

@vladimirfabius 2 ай бұрын

ngannou tryng to do a lot for africa bro

@BBallRambles 2 ай бұрын

@@skiiytastic I appreciate your comment. But you belittled my take and then basically just agreed with me. A lot of successful people stay. A lot don’t. A greater percentage leave than most first world countries though. Because the living conditions in a very large percent of the continent are less than ideal. That is all we are both saying. I have family who live in rural north Africa. It is the dream of a massive portion of the population there to get an education and find meaningful work that pays well. Most people are more than open to the idea of leaving, they just can’t in their current position. There is not nearly as much opportunity in Africa as there is compared to places in America, Europe, lots of Asia, Australia, or NZ. In places in the world where the elite are so drastically wealthy compared to the poor, and they achieve this by taking advantage of the poor, those rich people won’t leave. If they earn their wealth in some other way, they leave.

@skiiytastic 2 ай бұрын

@@BBallRambles your assumptions make no sense, how can most successful people want to leave Africa because there’s a greater population of people traveling out of Africa than other places. What’s the correlation between the two data points? Again you are misinformed we are not saying the same thing, you are adding in things like your opinions that you think are facts like “the living conditions in a very large percent of the continent are less than ideal”… they are less than ideal for you and your family that left, let me ask you something the president and cabinets of every president in Africa would you consider them successful?… because they live in their country of service but have properties elsewhere like most wealthy people. What about the various doctors that stay to work in the hospitals, just so you know how misinformed you are…what about the people who leave their careers in first world countries to teach or consult in a third world country are they part of those successful people leaving Africa… you are saying most successful people leave Africa im saying that is your opinion and statistically it is impossible for most successful people to want to leave Africa yet Africa is as developed as it is. I am saying all successful people stay in Africa and educated people and the general public are the ones looking for better opportunities. I know lots of kids from successful African families, they can experience the world in a much different way than some kid in a poor family, leaving their hometown is out of the question, there is always a family house there and every where else is places they go when they travel, so your point is pointless. You can be successful in whatever country you choose to as long as you remain law abiding and competent. If you are successful in that country why would you leave regardless if you are from that country or not.

@joeford5181 2 ай бұрын

Prepare Gilbert Arenas calling Luka and Jokic as his oppressors

@BegeTobi Күн бұрын

Ya all the fragile blks are already playing the race card victim card in the comments

@OG_Melxn 2 ай бұрын

Serbia was known before Jokic 💀💀

@DKM_Sports 2 ай бұрын

obviously but definitely rose awareness

@GarkKahn Ай бұрын

You can argue most of the time they were either s&m or yugoslavia but yeah

@nikolahekler2713 Ай бұрын

@@DKM_Sports Bora Stankovic opened door for European players in NBA, Divac was first european player, Serbian basketball have rich history and centrally it didnt start with Jokic.

@nikolahekler2713 Ай бұрын

@@GarkKahn When you say Yugoslavia is Serbo-Croatian basketball school because 90% most famous players were Serbs and Croatians. Serbia is successor of Yugoslavia.

@user-ov6ht3lu4d Ай бұрын

Novak to me put Serbia on the map

@OverEast34 Ай бұрын

Playing for Cameroon would’ve been most ideal to represent his homeland but I understand the frustration many African athletes have with the lack of structure and support from their respective sports federations. France on the other hand has a competitive roster that could give the US a run for its money. When Joel passed that up, it confirmed to me that he doesn’t want to go the extra mile to win like in the NBA playoffs.

@saitotithegreat828 Ай бұрын

talking of structure and yet the people who are supposed to show our leaders how it is done on a global level plays for other NT.....currently South Sudan is a powerhouse in basketball within 2 years span just after Luol Deng came back and took charge of the team. You cant force someone to speak English if he has never stepped inside an English classroom.

@theriznock 2 ай бұрын

If I was Philly I wouldn’t allow him to play anyway. At this point it’s been proven time and time again embiid and Kawhi can not stay healthy and I’m honestly thinking even if they go, they won’t play much.

@mohamedabdourahman9845 Ай бұрын

It’s playing for your country which is a higher level of honor than the NBA, As the game becomes more global the NBA will need to get used to this especially if the players come from more nationalistic countries.

@gymrat8164 Ай бұрын

@@mohamedabdourahman9845which would be a good thing considering the US hasn’t sent their best squad to the Olympics since 2012 even though they won 2016 and 2020. Things might change moving forward.

@mohamedabdourahman9845 Ай бұрын

@@gymrat8164 The US needs to be checked either in 2024 or 2028 to see the world is catching up.

@gymrat8164 Ай бұрын

@@mohamedabdourahman9845 The top 5 players in the world are non American, but the US has the bigger talent pool. And Funny thing is if they do get checked. Than you’d have the best players consistently play and with that comes actual chemistry which would make it even harder for them to be beaten.

@mohamedabdourahman9845 Ай бұрын

@@gymrat8164 it's a win win for basketball fans.

@nataliogonzalez306 2 ай бұрын

Why would France be his "native" country? I thought he grew up in Cameroon and went to college at Kansas.

@genocidehero9687 2 ай бұрын

Noy sure but cameroonians might be french cotizens like how puerto ricans are american citizens

@user-kd8to1nu1k 2 ай бұрын

@@genocidehero9687that‘s not the case

@DKM_Sports 2 ай бұрын

ask embiid he said it in his letter to macron

@Rogue_Centurion 2 ай бұрын

@@genocidehero9687 Cameroonians I don’t think are French citizens. They have ties to France due to being a former colony but I’m not sure that means that they get to be French citizens

@peteredimo9420 2 ай бұрын

no we cameroonians don't have French citizenship. The fact that he agreed to play for France in the past was a scandal , because he never lived there.

@dakodasmith2127 2 ай бұрын

No one except 76ers fans think Joel is the best player in the NBA, and they are delusional.

@J-Hue 2 ай бұрын

He's been the most dominant player by far for 2 of the past 4 seasons before injury took him out of the running for mvp. If he could stay healthy, he might be the most decorated player of his era right now.

@dakodasmith2127 2 ай бұрын

@J-Hue Lotta IF there. Too bad none of that happened in this reality. Over here he is just a sorry ass bum.

@whatsack4529 Ай бұрын

@@dakodasmith2127ur a casual if u don’t think he’s top 5 lmao

@lemoonjames10 Ай бұрын

@@dakodasmith2127 Embiid is one of the best big men in the league. Id personally put him over Jokic. Sure he gets a lot of fouls, but who cares.

@dakodasmith2127 Ай бұрын

@@lemoonjames10 that's a casual ass take. But do you, goober.

@timodonnell5371 Ай бұрын

Most of the "African Americans" you speak of are born here... I'm Irish my great grandparents came off the boat. Does that mean I'll represent Ireland... No...

@konguy3 Ай бұрын

You’re American not irish

@IamHailey8 Ай бұрын

@konguy3 That's his point

@raphaelbinitie1960 Ай бұрын

But Embiid is not an American by birth

@maninredhelm Ай бұрын

@@konguy3 We don't bother with the "hyphen-American" in America. Nobody has time for that in a nation of 330 million people where 98% are descended from immigrants. Everyone knows what saying "I'm Irish" in an American accent really means. They'll clarify they're an Irish national in the very unlikely event they actually are.

@electric336 16 күн бұрын

Exactly.

@TMPOUZI 2 ай бұрын

If it were the Greeks, the Balkans the Turks I'd say you're right, but I don't think French care about basketball that much to be demonstrating about Embiid. And let's not confuse Football to Basketball. It's like day and night in popularity

@MrMillefail Ай бұрын

We care about bball, but not about embiid tbh. Our golden generation in bball had a good run, now we're building the new one, this year with wenbenyama and coulibaly, next with Sarr and Risacher, and we aim to 1rst draft pick with the other Wenbenyama in 2026/2027

@cavslegend_dwade Ай бұрын

The French lost their best player too a Spanish team.

@nomooon Ай бұрын

@@MrMillefail French basketball golden age is from 2011 to 2015?

@vectory674 Ай бұрын

@@nomooonpretty much cause Tony Parker was leading the team with Boris Diaw

@sehu1291 13 күн бұрын

You know the olympics are in France?

@UnconventionalReasoning Ай бұрын

The number of players on the US Olympic Men's Team who are also on the NBA All-Injury team is astounding. Kawhi, AD, Embiid, and Haliburton. Almost a full, All-Star level starting line-up.

@libertarian4323 7 күн бұрын

Kawhi hurt himself tying his shoes before the first practice.

@0ilcountry 2 ай бұрын

Embiid is a clown 😂

@Angelexpress3 17 күн бұрын

after Lebron n Curry retire from team USA, he would just write another letter to Germany🇩🇪. 🤣🤣

@youtubeuserzzzz 17 күн бұрын

Joel should play for Cameroon. The US is just where he works. Doesn't matter the time he's spent in the US or becoming a citizen as well. TMZ asked him awhile back "why isn't he celebrating the 4th of July?" Joel said "that's an American holiday, and I'm not American." So was he waiting for Citizenship to celebrate the 4th of July? He is a medal chaser. He's NOT loyal. Give the French their Citizenship back. You received it by lying.

@Fazak_Side Ай бұрын

I myself was abit confused seeing embiid in the USA squad instead of Cameroon or France I’d thought he’d be playing for Cameroon tho

@nix_rtv6035 2 ай бұрын

Joel “ The Cheat” Embiid

@ajpettigrew8167 2 ай бұрын

Lmao you mad

@doccan3848 Ай бұрын

isnt it Joel “The Crybaby” Embiid? 😭😭😭

@nix_rtv6035 Ай бұрын

@@doccan3848 Joel has more fitting nicknames than Free throws!

@DunningKrugerJnr Ай бұрын

@@ajpettigrew8167 yeah, mad at the way he cheats his nationality/ies, his teams, and the game of basketball generally 🏀

@brocmin7933 Ай бұрын

How is Weleby not French and Antetokounmpo not Greek?

@blue-phoenix115 2 ай бұрын

Embiid saw Cameroon's sry rooster and decided to dip.

@megatrollificus Ай бұрын

He never let that stop him from hero-balling on some Cameroon-level Sixers rosters though, did it? More shot for him, end of the day.

@blue-phoenix115 Ай бұрын

@@megatrollificus Most people would pick being on a championship team over a sry early elimination team.

@BuckledFrame2187 Ай бұрын

Hes done a Paulo Banchero. Paulo promished for year he would join italy but decided, nah and went and didnt get a medal at the world cup

@ciaojay7025 17 күн бұрын

Well at least Banchero didn't begged for a citizenship

@ScuffTuff 26 күн бұрын

Golden State asking Andrew Wiggins to not play is icing on the cake for Canada too. I’m really disappointed we won’t get to watch him suit up but I hope we win a medal so badly regardless

@dropshot3113 2 ай бұрын

European POV - equating footy and bb in Europe is just plain wrong. This summer in Europe the main event is the EUROS. The whole Olympic games are an afterthought. If France has an early exit from the Euros- then France fans may trash everything. Lost all respect for The Process because - he's a whiner, a dirty player, and now I'm starting to think that the MVP stolen from Jokic was also the US way to nudge him onto their Olympic team. Honestly, I feel sorry for the Sixers fans. Bank on Maxey! Talent, youth, and a positive attitude - healthy on the inside and out!

@YoungGameChanger23 Ай бұрын

The Olympics is way bigger than euros. The Olympics is a WORLDWIDE event involving over 200 countries while the euros is just Europe with only 24 countries and also the euros is just football while the euros is 30+ sports. The only bigger sporting event than the Olympics is the World Cup and it’s close tbh

@TheMarslMcFly Ай бұрын

@@YoungGameChanger23 That's true, but that doesn't change the fact that Football is SO MUCH bigger than everything else here in Europe. Main priority for most people will be the Euros. Obviously if you're more into, idk, Track and Field and don't care for Football whatsoever you'll be tuned into the Olympics of course. Everybody else will have their eyes on the Euros.

@sll6913 Ай бұрын

@@YoungGameChanger23 he is not saying the euros are bigger than the olympics, he is just stating a fact. The fact is that us Europeans are thinking about the Euros, i didn't even remember about the Olympics till this week. Football is bigger here than all of the other sports combined and the Euros is the most important trophy you can win as a nation just after the World Cup. That being said, if the French leave the Euros early in the knockout stages, the mood in the Olympics WILL be hostile.

@ramengurung9913 Ай бұрын

@@YoungGameChanger23the vast majority of sports fans in the world care far more about the Euros and Copa America than the Olympics

@emmmanuelarturo Ай бұрын

European, from England. Yes I can confirm that we DO NOT care about the Olympics rn it’s the Euros.

@mockingbirdex3450 2 ай бұрын

Question: Can he say he´s sorry and "re-choose" france? (Since he´s not gonna play anyway due to injury)

@Mogollita_ Ай бұрын

Pretty sure embiid only did the french thing only to improve his passport and avoid paperwork on vacations

@ciaojay7025 17 күн бұрын

Yep that's the case. He just wants a powerful passport

@stealmyideias8429 13 күн бұрын

He has a fckng American passport, stop with the excuses

@shake4259 Ай бұрын

It seemed like you were insinuating that Americans of African decent should play for their ancestral African countries, does that apply to Americans of European decent too? Weird

@user-zf1qn8vy9o 2 күн бұрын

Americans thinking they are smart

@bobbymobay 2 ай бұрын

They can represent if they were born there. But you don't have Amercan players representing Ireland or Germany or Italy because their grandparents came from there. The options should be country of birth or country of residence/citezenship and not country of descent. Look at Izzy Adesanya, born in Nigeria but represented New Zealand, but then gravitated back to Nigeria, because he felt more "welcomed" there. That should be the only two options.

@bojcio Ай бұрын

Yea this whole idea of representing your "country of descent" is pretty retarded. Most 2nd or 3rd generation people have nothing to do with their country of descent and are fully integrated and socialized by the culture they were born it.

@bball3048mmfr Ай бұрын

Shawn Bradley repped Germany.

@TheMarslMcFly Ай бұрын

Funnily enough Austin Reaves was in talks to represent Germany at last years World Cup because his Grandma or something is from here. Obviously in the end he decided for the US after they came knocking. Not that I blame him, I'm more than happy with how it played out.

@sehu1291 13 күн бұрын

Chris Kaman played olympics 2008 for Germany. But every single player in the German roster which won the World Cup and play at the Olympics is born in Germany. Schröder for example have also a German mother

@MJReviews122 Ай бұрын

I don't get wat you mean . With your logic every white player should play for some European country

@user-zf1qn8vy9o 2 күн бұрын

Facts. this guy kinda fell on his head.

@nathansteele4358 Ай бұрын

You don’t understand what Joel did and why it’s controversial, and you don’t understand what African American means and you don’t understand anything about international qualifications Wembys dad was born in Belgium to Congolese decent and spent most of his life in France and would have had to renounce his Congolese citizenship to do that in the first place, you can’t have tri citizenship so it’s debatable if he could play for the Congo in the first place African Americans have very mixed African decent and often can’t just pick out one nation from Africa to join because that’s not how citizenship works and even if it did they’re American by values and culture And the French national team was French, many third generation French Which is more than the very pale white English national team was English (most of the team is of Irish decent including Kane and Bellingham) and Welsh (half the team) but nobody bats an eye to that because they’re both here not there By your logic America would have no athletes, the average African American family has been in America longer than the average Irish American, Italian American and German American family

@LordNimerr Ай бұрын

Great vid, the premise was really good, but there’s a few inaccuracies: There’s goaltending in FIBA but the rules are slightly different. You can tap the ball while its on the rim but that’s it, the rest is the same as the NBA. Serbia was a household name in international basketball and Jokic did contribute yes but everybody knew about Serbia before Jokic. USA weren’t terrible in the WC because of size (they had JJJ & Kessler), but they lost because of they played terrible basketball. USA also lacked a lot of defensive effort. Also Andreas Obst destroyed the US not the Wagner bros. Willy Hernangomez was named MVP not both. Allez Les Bleus transletes to “Lets go the blues”, which is France nickname. Trump is not president.

@issey1456 13 күн бұрын

I suggest translating "allez les Bleus" as "Go Blue team, Go ! "

@serowi2337 Ай бұрын

The narratives this guy creates are insane, only found you a week ago but easily one of my favourite youtubers

@juliengouasquet4072 2 ай бұрын

In the end, he is just a mercenary. Joël"the eaziest wayyy possible"Embiid. By the way french is his native language & don't want to answer any question in french is crazy.

@VojvodaSloboda 2 ай бұрын

Good for him. He knows exactly the mentality of french people, and you are proving his point as to why he wont even converse with your people anymore 😂😂😂. France turned their back on him, so you have absolutely no right to cry now that he decided to take his fate into his own hands like a man.

@J-Hue 2 ай бұрын

@@VojvodaSloboda I'm sure he doesn't care much for the US generla populace either. But, he's playing with his people whether he plays for his country back in Africa or here in the States. Might as well go with the team you can win with.

@lakeoffirers 2 ай бұрын

@@J-Hue I don't know what are you talking about man ,he is already a traitor to his own people (Cameroonians) heck he is now a double traitor to a foreign country even. Neither French or Americans (of any color ) are not his people . His only people are people of Cameroon and he betrayed them .

@Regalieth9143 Ай бұрын

Maybe because the French colonized, pillaged, and WAPED his people? French is his colonial language, not his tribal.

@GarkKahn Ай бұрын

To be fair Both usa and France are awful

@electric336 16 күн бұрын

The African-American's "native" country is America. They're born and raised in America, speak American English, have American culture. America is all they know. It would be disingenuous for them to represent an African country that they know little about and haven't lived in simply because their ancestors come from Africa. By that logic, all the white American players should represent the European countries they descend from.

@electric336 16 күн бұрын

Embiid's situation is completely different than other African-American players in the NBA. They are born are raised in America, so they're simply representing their country. Whereas Embiid was born and raised in Cameroon.

@CreeperLost 6 күн бұрын

That's why Manu ginobli is a legend, played for his country and won a gold medal

@mausousap 2 ай бұрын

i had to stop watching at: you could make an argument embiid has been the best player in the league the last 3 seasons...

@bbflagbbflag3816 2 ай бұрын

You should have stayed, it was pretty entertaining.

@J-Hue 2 ай бұрын

If not for injury, he was by far leading the mvp race 2 of the last 4 seasons. If he could stay healthy, he might be the most dominant player in the league by a decent margin.

@tedlessor3887 Ай бұрын

What he said wasn’t wrong.😅

@swerdna1970 27 күн бұрын

Truth and facts not getting in the way of a good story.

@StrikeFirst01 19 күн бұрын

Who is your best player? Bad defenders Luka and Jokic?

@gendirectmusic 2 ай бұрын

How is France his native country if he was born in and grew up in Cameroon?

@ivanr.1005 2 ай бұрын

Yes, this dude is clown.

@kilogods 2 ай бұрын

Apparently he speaks French..

@DKM_Sports 2 ай бұрын

Embiid said it’s his native country in the letter to the French president

@komi1834 2 ай бұрын

majority of African countries were made by western europeans colonizers, they took over area and made all people there citizens of a country they made up, in some of the larger countries in Africa there are people that don't even know that they are part of some country

@michael922 2 ай бұрын

@@kilogodsCameroon used to be a former French colony of course he speaks French

@tristiandavis6852 5 күн бұрын

I knew I wasn’t tripping when I was confused on why Embiid was playing with USA

@timhall5382 2 ай бұрын

I wondered about this. He seems like the kind of individual the narrator describes.

@timhall5382 2 ай бұрын

Slow your roll with the "African American" bullshit. Joel is African American Kyrie Irving is not, he is an American who happens to be black. I did notice you pointed out real African Americans. Good video.

@timhall5382 2 ай бұрын

If France expects to win gold this Olympics they are as delusional as they are cowardly.

@DKM_Sports 2 ай бұрын

with Joel Embiid they had a good chance

@delphes5984 Ай бұрын

As a french team supporter, I really didn't care Embiid decided to play for the US, he had the choice and I was fine whichever country he chose to play for. Having Wemby, Gobert and all the other crazy talents that will come soon is more than enough. But I had no clue about this letter, this looks very fucked up. Can't say I have much respect for Embiid anymore 🤔

@bball3048mmfr Ай бұрын

I never understood why Embiid even wanted French citizenship in the first place. Let alone wanting to rep France in basketball only to join team USA.

@0nier0s 2 ай бұрын

We're all of African origin. How long does one's family have to live in a country to gain membership? If Embiid considers himself American in some meaningful way, I don't see an issue with it.

@user-db6ce1uw3d Ай бұрын

No we do not all stem from "Africa". Stop with that pseudo-science that's called evolution.

@Ry3nel 2 ай бұрын

I wonder what Wemby's reaction to Embiids France snub is

@DKM_Sports 2 ай бұрын

hopefully we see an interview soon

@A.G.1624 Ай бұрын

I think they should make a rule. You have to play for the country you were born in lowkey. He's always saying he's tough cause he's from Cameroon and takes pride... well not that much I see

@devandmagic 2 ай бұрын

not sure about it but luka has only slovenian citizienship, so he's only possibility is to play with slovenian olimpic team.

@lakeoffirers 2 ай бұрын

He also have Spanish citizenship and trough his father he was also eligible to play for Serbia (yes Luka is half Serbian there is no Slovenian surnames ending with ic )

@bojcio Ай бұрын

@@lakeoffirers of course there are

@lakeoffirers Ай бұрын

@@bojcio There are but those people are Slovenians of Serbian,Bosniak or Croatian ethnic heritage.There is no Slovenian native ethnic surnames ending with "ić" just as there is no "Ć " letter in Slovenian alphabet.

@XandateOfHeaven Ай бұрын

@@lakeoffirers Politics aside, it would have been amazing to see Doncic and Jokic play on a Balkan super team.

@Freigeist2008 16 күн бұрын

@@lakeoffirers Like Dragic, Pelesic ;-)

@OG_Melxn 2 ай бұрын

the difference with many european athletes of african descent like many french or german or English players is that they similarly don't have much connection to their ancestors african country and have often never even been there once especially if the family dynamic doesn't focus on its culture or they're mixed

@OG_Melxn 2 ай бұрын

playing for the european nation you were born in as an afro European isn't that controversial to me especially if you've lived there your whole live feel at home speak the language live the cultural values etc (speaking out of personal experience)

@yeeyeehaircut796 Ай бұрын

Many have connections to their roots actually, its just a matter of convenience. You see a few choosing to play for their ancestor's country either because of the connection (ex: aubameyang) or practicality since they either won't suit up or will have a diminished role in a european country so they'll choose their parent's country for a bigger role and visibility (ex: brahim diaz)

@otherwize12 Ай бұрын

Quite often these Africans living in Europe still have many cultural ties to their native country in Africa. It's just that they either join a European nation out of convenience (less travel time), better career opportunities (there's more attention on European tournaments than African ones) or more chance of winning a trophy (European teams are better in quality). However as soon as an African nation has a decent team, like Morocco, all the Africans (of Moroccan decent) join it instead of a European one.

@sebastiansandstrom4088 2 ай бұрын

Cameroon with Paris Lee playing in Paris and 3 NBA big men. That would be aweseome. But Sarr on the french team? Lessort, Yabusele, Fall, Poirer, thats a lot off big dudes. Im gessing he will have to wait for hus turn, as will Rischacher, who havent really delievered at the fiba stage. But that 2028 olympic squad will be legit as well. At least one french bust pg will have to take som kind leap.

@amaliaromano Ай бұрын

"Kawhi and AD are the most injury proned stars we've ever seen" LMFAO 😂

@getoutyourfeelings2613 Ай бұрын

Bro is not a African American 😂

@XandateOfHeaven Ай бұрын

He is now!

@tacohombre3648 Ай бұрын

@@XandateOfHeaven 🤣🤣🤣

@henriolamachannel 18 күн бұрын

Am I seeing this right? That traitor Embiid, who is Cameroonian and who had promised he would play for France, and in the end chose the United States. Would you trust someone like that?

@sarsvfx 18 күн бұрын

he is playing for his son who is born in the us

@Beat_daK0tonai_oi 12 күн бұрын

Yeah when I saw him on the U.S. roster I was like oh C'Mon 😂

@RazielDeTam Ай бұрын

I understand soccer players, for them African passport is a big disadvantage, but for NBA players? And by disadvantage: everyone has a winter's vacation, only African national teams are playing. Basically, every African star HAS to work more than others

@syreal19 2 ай бұрын

Imagine how competitive the World Cup and Olympics would be if the African Players would play in their own home or naturally born country and I think that US would never get any Gold if that happens. I'm hoping that would happen soon

@ValentineCorp Ай бұрын

That’s just not true…

@paulcharles543 Ай бұрын

Nah we definitely would still win Gold. If anything itd probably make things less competitive because no Africans would be playing for European nations.

@sb8481 Ай бұрын

White guys can shoot. Shid. Whenever I'm balling at a gym or outside. The White guy usually not physical or much of a shid talker but he gon shoot.

@H2Otodafullest 2 ай бұрын

As a Cameroonian I was surprised to see him go with America but I don’t think we have much of a National basketball team anyway but if we do yeah he is a sellout for that. Still my favorite player.

@azanjac 2 ай бұрын

In Serbia no one basketball fan has Jokić as his best or favorite player, I respect Bogdan Bogdanović way more than Jokić and Bogdan is the better FIBA player hands down. I'm just perplexed how you can proclaim love for the dude that sold out. Fuck him. Is he ashamed of Cameroon? Is he "too good" for Cameroon? Fuck him and his high horse. I have infinite more respect for players like Luka or George Best (could have played for England and won it) who took the honorable way even if it means no medal.

@David.dalmon7 2 ай бұрын

Cameroon is qualified for TQO olympic siakam said he will play for cameroon this Summer.

@J-Hue 2 ай бұрын

He's playing alongside his people whether he plays for Cameroon or Team USA. He might as well play for the one he has the best chance to help win with. If Team USA loses, it'll be considered a knock against the dominance of black players, whether they were born in America or Africa.

@bojcio Ай бұрын

@@J-Hue what exactly are "his people"?

@paulcharles543 Ай бұрын

@@bojcio Based off their comment, im gonna assume not france lol

@gustavoloureiro114 Ай бұрын

I"m not saying Cameroon would be a contender for the gold medal, but siakam and embiid, and other players like paris lee and hill... This team could be fun

@superphi 2 ай бұрын

Paolo banchero did almost the samething with Italy

@DKM_Sports 2 ай бұрын

yeah and he didn’t even get gold !

@BBallRambles 2 ай бұрын

I reeeealllly hope Wembanyama and Sarr suit up for France

@DKM_Sports 2 ай бұрын

Wemby will be there

@megatrollificus Ай бұрын

@@DKM_Sports Goode for him. They'll have Gobert, too. Man, Wemby and Gobert, probably on the floor at the same time. Get ready for a lot of 3s, man.

@HandsOfHatred 2 ай бұрын

If you think choosing Embiid is what’s going to win you a gold medal…😂😂 have you SEEN him under pressure? And we wouldn’t arrest a player if they decided to play for another country bc half the league does. And ‘you don’t know about Paris fans’… sounds like y’all are a buncha whiners 💁🏻‍♂️💁🏻‍♂️

@197615july 2 ай бұрын

He's a child in a man's body

@marcusbell-dixon4733 Ай бұрын

@@197615julywho cares he'd gonna die soon anyway

@ja_u 14 күн бұрын

Bro just wanted to collect another citizenship 💀 that’s crazy

@lookatdesigns8282 Ай бұрын

France expect gold? My man trippin balls

@kenfromstreetfighter3432 2 ай бұрын

Bro what are you even talking about ? 😂😂😂 the World Cup team had , bam, jj& Bobby Portis for crying out loud 😂😂😂 we sent out c team and everyone got happy that they lost . with the “ old stars “ Kd lebron and curry is enough .besides they are going to play without embidd anyway cuz he injured 🙄even with that team USA is slaughtering everyone wtf😂😂😂

@DKM_Sports 2 ай бұрын

embiid and wemby could cause problems

@gabepizza 2 ай бұрын

Bam was not on the World Cup team. He was on the Olympic team that won gold

@therealmikebrown 2 ай бұрын

France can kiss off, they constantly use other countries player. I feel bad for Cameroon, though.

@VitorSilva-lk4es Ай бұрын

To be fair, in the football national team, pretty much all players are actually born in the country and grew up to be stars using the countries teams and infrastructures, there are far more france born players playing for other countries than the other way around. Not the case with Embiid tho.

@Sckiiz Ай бұрын

Please check the list of foreign born players participating in each football team at the world cup, it's easy to find and you'll understand wich countries are "using" wich. You're speaking without knowing right now.

@VitorSilva-lk4es Ай бұрын

@@Sckiiz France has 3 players born outside of Europe (Maignan, Samba and Camavinga), Marocco has 15 players born outside of Africa, Ghana has 8, the list goes on. So it's you who need to check the list, you're speaking without knowing right now.

@Sckiiz Ай бұрын

@@VitorSilva-lk4es The message wasn't for you, if it was, there would have been an "@VitorSilva-lk4es" at the start of the message, like this one have. I was answering the "France constantly use other countries player" so chill. France youth program is being "used" by other countries, not the other way around.

@VitorSilva-lk4es Ай бұрын

@@Sckiiz my bad brother

@sehu1291 13 күн бұрын

French world cup winners in soccer were all born in france

@MikeHunt-fo3ow 2 ай бұрын

im confused cameroon been independent from france since 1960 and england since 1961

@DKM_Sports 2 ай бұрын

he has French family

@user-db6ce1uw3d Ай бұрын

That's pseudo-independence. Françafrique is well alive.

@shaquillelewis6860 2 ай бұрын

The French finna take this personal like Jordan.😂 Allez les Bleus

@tonytooshort Ай бұрын

France being mad as if Europe hasn't historically robbed all of Africa's players is wild 😂

@Sckiiz Ай бұрын

1) We don't care about Embid. 2) We did rob a lot of thing from Africa, but not players, it's mostly the other way around with players that spent their childhood eating raclette and camembert choosing to play for the country of their grandfather or whatnot instead of theirs. 3) Evan Fournier said he found "disturbing" the naturalisation of embid and called it a "disrespect" of Rudy's hardwork. Nicolas Batum the captain of french squad said naturalising him was an "ethically debatable choice". So the players seems mostly happy about this. 4) Put yourself in Joel's boots, even if he loved France frfr, on one side the french players were kinda dissing him, then he probably got a call from Lebron asking him to join his superteam of NBA stars. It would have required some HEAVY ties to France for him to refuse the offer and go trough the storm. Any true French would have choosen the later tho, and sadly/obviously, he's not. Nothing to be mad at.

@Caio-ow5tm 12 күн бұрын

>they don't know/represent their country of "origin" >they represent their country of birth

@YettisBack 12 күн бұрын

we cant kill embiid for this except for the fact that he wanted to play for the 2 most powerful teams in olympic basketball. but embiid is not the first player not to play for his country. Olajuwon, nikola mirotic, serge ibaka, and stephon marbury played for different countries national teams. Olajuwon is the only player at embiids caliber on the list but i dont remember them killing him for joining usa.

@legendarylitening 2 ай бұрын

Idk how I feel about giving embiid a spot on the roster when he got citizenship just to qualify. What about nba players who’ve wanted to represent the USA their whole lives

@DKM_Sports 2 ай бұрын

I’ve seen a few people say the same thonkg

@dverarde84 2 ай бұрын

When sports are taken too seriously on KZfaq, videos like this come out 🤦 I am pretty sure the rest of the world doesn't give a shit about who plays for which country. Channels like this make me want to cancel my premium KZfaq and get rid of the service for myself.

@twuandixon8675 2 ай бұрын

Sounds like a you thing bro there's nothing wrong with this video at all you're just being ridiculous.

@billblaski9523 2 ай бұрын

@@twuandixon8675lol 😂for real, homie just went off the deep end outta nowhere

@Zett76 2 ай бұрын

The same could be said about sports in general. ...why are you here, anyway? 🙂

@lolpop241 2 ай бұрын

Are you saying sports are just a "game"? Why don't you have yourself a soy shake and simmer down, don't get too flustered. It's called passion for the game, and when you're talking about the Olympics you're talking about the greatest stage to play your game. Of course people are going to get passionate. It adds to the fun and hype of it all. Keep your boring downer crying out of it, go fly a kite.

@thebighoney9034 2 ай бұрын

cry more, kid.

@nelsoncaban484 19 күн бұрын

petitioning the french president for citizenship and then reneging is crazy

@YungBxndit Ай бұрын

When Embiid goes to francs he can’t let anyone disrespect him. He needs to be strong and push whoever out the way.

@EarthForces 2 ай бұрын

I understand the frustration. I'm hoping some Euro team actually gets to put the US in its place by denying a finals appearance.

@paulcharles543 Ай бұрын

“Put the US in its place” 😭

@Hiaki1000 2 ай бұрын

Wait, he never even lived in France and they are mad he is not playing for them? TF He should play for Cameroon or the US lol he loves in the US so I don't see anything wrong with hims wanting to play for them. France is such a jaundiced and priviliged nation wow

@isessogroup 2 ай бұрын

He said he would. He went out of his way to tell players, coaches and government officials. He is the lamest mf on planet earth. What a childish clown

@JW-1089 2 ай бұрын

Agreed 💯

@maigrotjean-francois3046 2 ай бұрын

On s'en fout qu'il ne joue pas pour nous, c'est juste qu'il a profité de sa position pour avoir la nationalité française alors que des gens qui travaillent en France ont des règles à suivre pour l'obtenir

@Hiaki1000 2 ай бұрын

@@maigrotjean-francois3046 that's your government. it's not like they would give his citizenship to someone else if he didn't get it. Basically you wanted to cheat and it didn't work out and you're mad. Typical France

@ornous 2 ай бұрын

France isn't mad he isn't playing, as previous comment explains. We've all been talking about ball and our team but I've absolutely never even heard people talk about Embiid. Please don't allow the limited research this youtuber has performed to define an entire country of people to the point of insulting them 🤷

@Anarchyontheweb 8 күн бұрын

Great video, the cowardice to turn back on country to go to the USA is one of the worst in sports history.

@Jon-xc3ns Ай бұрын

Embiid trolling a whole country is mad funny ngl 😂

@LUX-lx6fb 2 ай бұрын

People sleeping on Canada, they have the best team outside team USA imo

@DKM_Sports 2 ай бұрын

Dillln brooks 🔥

@vlud 2 ай бұрын

@@DKM_Sports Aleksa Avramovic

@ehicks13 2 ай бұрын

Blame his parents who taught him how to flee

@Alien_Cuts 17 күн бұрын

this channel should be called "Salty Brotha"

@DunningKrugerJnr Ай бұрын

“Luka chose not to [be a b****!]”

@raissavivar8390 2 ай бұрын

He ain’t good enough to start over Gobert or Wemby.

@DKM_Sports 2 ай бұрын

Wemby would play the 3

@ajpettigrew8167 2 ай бұрын

You smoking 🚬 some good shit. Joel drop 50 on wemby, and gobert gets shitted on every time they play

@john_v4939 Ай бұрын

@@ajpettigrew8167dropped 70 actually 😂

@OfficielMGcestdelamerde Ай бұрын

@@john_v4939 Actually less than 20 pts on "rookie" wemby, the rest on wemby's teammates but u didnt watch the game and only repeat what you heard

@HurleyGonzalez Ай бұрын

A USA starting 5 of Steph, Tatum, LeBron, KD, AD. Would, still win. We don’t need Joel Embitchhh.

@tarmaskhalifa871 2 ай бұрын

dudes a fraud.

@James-su7vq 2 ай бұрын

Would’ve loved if to embiid, this was all a huge prank 😂. Get announced as a USA finalist player, hold a press conference saying he’s indeed playing for France and it was all a joke 😅

@Stepoodr3215 Ай бұрын

Never forget when PSGs fans threatened Vlahovic to cut his fingers off

@djbomber9583 2 ай бұрын

Wemby . Embiid . Gobert 🤦🏾🤦🏾

@davidwilliams316 2 ай бұрын

Nobody hates wemby. He way better than both these guys

@HandOfGodGR 2 ай бұрын

@@davidwilliams316 Nobody? Stop living under a rock

@davidwilliams316 2 ай бұрын

@@HandOfGodGR who hates wemby? Nobody in America.

@I.am_Groot 2 ай бұрын

As a devout fan of the NBA I do not care where Embiid plays in the Olympics. Seriously. its not that big a story

@DKM_Sports 2 ай бұрын

yes because US hoops fans don't really care about olympics because they expect to win, for france who have never won this is devastating

@I.am_Groot 2 ай бұрын

@@DKM_Sports France trying to cherry pick an NBA MVP is a joke to start with but if folks want to be in their feelings on it cool with me

@DKM_Sports 2 ай бұрын

@I.am_Groot it was embiid who wanted to play for France and asked the president to assist him with a passport

@I.am_Groot 2 ай бұрын

@@DKM_Sports I mean if that storyline helps you be mad at Embiid cool. He chose USA. Folks can feel about it however they choose. Dude has multiple nations he could play for and if he is smart will focus on getting ready for Philly run next season instead of the Olympics

@splendid1782 2 ай бұрын

Hakeem did the same thing they just making a big deal because it’s Embiid

@princetaryam4810 22 күн бұрын

Very close to 0 connections between Embiid and the Cameroonian team. No one on that team has ever been on the same court or even league that Embiid has played on. It would be very charitable of him to play for them.

@cryptidian3530 21 күн бұрын

Banchero did the same. Promised Italy and then chose the US.

@onlyfacts3178 Ай бұрын

FRANCE is not is native country...thats CAMEROON

@michaelweird4018 Ай бұрын

Tbh the money is what makes the decision they dont care about playing for they home country some players dont just understand the impact they make when they do that so its not surprising

@NehalBiswas-rm7xq 15 күн бұрын

Expecting Joel Embiid to represent Brazil in the near future.

@raphatube.4440 Ай бұрын

he has absolutely no link with france.

@Nic-im1kk Ай бұрын

the point is do fan even care/appreciate athlete anymore based on "challenge". todays sport fan only care about trophy & achievement

@megatrollificus Ай бұрын

Todays' sports fans are as dim-witted and shallow as todays' NON-sports fans. They have no understanding of anything deeper than "Win place/lose place".