Joel Embiid (©Getty Images)
Joel Embiid (©Getty Images)

French ultimatum for Embiid: The Process has time until October 10 or the door closes

Reading Time: 2min | Sun. 24.09.23. | 17:12

The president of the basketball federation of France revealed in an interview for RMC

The big battle for Joel Embiid has been simmering for a long time. Of course, the Cameroonian will choose between France and the United States of America because it does not seem realistic that the NBA's last season official most valuable player will choose to play for his native country with which his chances of winning medals from major competitions are almost non-existent.

FIBA rules allow Embiid to play for both France and the USA since he has dual citizenship, and it is known that the European selection has a great desire to pair him with Rudy Gobert and form the most physically dominant center line on the planet.

However, Embiid will not be able to weigh and postpone the decision for a long time.

"The unraveling will happen very quickly whatever the outcome in the end. We hope so and I think he knows it. Maybe we will have an answer by October 10. That is the deadline we have set," said the president of the French Basketball Federation, Jean-Pierre Siutat.

How important the naturalization of Embiid is to the French after the embarrassment and early elimination from the recently concluded basketball World Cup is also shown by the fact that next summer they will host the Olympic Games and will aim for gold in Paris.

"We never announced anything official about Joel Embiid. There were various news from all sides, and I repeat that I want him to come. However, we never gave the information that he agreed to play for us. Even today, he is not part of the French team. We are working on that, we have a strong desire. He knows that. We had the opportunity to discuss it with him and wait for a decision. The American team is also very interested in him. Cameroon will play pre-Olympic qualifiers. The situation is very delicate from his point of view," Siutat concluded.



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