Cameroon honours Embiid for Olympic gold medal with Team USA
Reading Time: 1min | Thu. 15.08.24. | 15:49
He got the Medal of Commander of the Order of Valor for his "exceptional contributions in the fields of arts, science, agriculture, commerce, or industry"
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was awarded the Medal of Commander of the Order of Valor by his home country of Cameroon following his Olympic gold medal with Team USA at Paris 2024.
As per TMZ Sports, Cameroonian President Paul Biya presented the honor upon Embiid, recognizing his "exceptional contributions in the fields of arts, science, agriculture, commerce, or industry."
Joel Embiid has received his Order of Valor from the president of Cameroon 🇨🇲 pic.twitter.com/Z3xOz0pHIB
— MVBIID (@EmbiidsEra) August 14, 2024
Born in Cameroon, Embiid lived there until 16, when he moved to the United States to pursue a successful basketball career. The 2023 NBA MVP had the option to represent Cameroon, the United States, or France in international competition, but ultimately opted to play for Team USA.
Still, he recently hinted at representing Cameroon in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
"The next one is LA. It might not be with Team USA, it might be with Cameroon."
