French Olympian Wants Joel Embiid Banned From The Country

Joel Embiid is set to compete for the United States at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France this summer.

The Philadelphia 76ers star, who was born in Cameroon, also has citizenship in the United States and France. Both the U.S.A and France were hoping to get Embiid's national team commitment. Ultimately, Embiid chose the United States.

One former French basketball player is calling out Embiid's decision. He wants him banned from the country.

“I would take away from him the French nationality and I would ban him from entering France. You will not play in the Olympics. You will come to the airport with Team USA and we will say: You don’t have the right to enter the territory, go to your home. You are Cameronian, you are American, you are not French, go away," former French basketball star Frederic Weis said.

Weis, who won a silver medal playing for France, found Embiid's decision "embarrassing."

“I consider this boy a great player as much as he is a dirty guy. I hate him for the things that he did. I think he doesn’t have any respect for France and also for all the people who are asking for a French passport and don’t get it. And under the pretext that he is a great athlete, he got it. I find it scandalous, I find it embarrassing. I don’t care about his excuses, cause they are his words, and his words mean nothing."

Embiid and the Americans, meanwhile, will enter the Summer Olympics as the clear favorite to win gold.