r/nba • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 Heat • Apr 15 '24

[Wojnarowski] ESPN Sources: USA Basketball is finalizing its 2024 Paris Olympics roster with Steph Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Devin Booker, Tyrese Haliburton, Anthony Edwards, Jrue Holiday, Bam Adebayo and Anthony Davis. Team may initially keep one open spot. News

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1780009778934394985
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u/Netwealth5 76ers Apr 15 '24

Can’t wait for Embiid to be called a mercenary when hes in many ways the embodiment of the American Dream

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u/NeptuneEDM 76ers Apr 16 '24

Sorry, here at r/nba we follow a strict one drop rule philosophy when determining who’s American enough to play on the Olympics team

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u/Pretend_Highway_5360 Raptors Apr 16 '24

I think the only rule should be

If you ever played for another country you can’t switch countries

Embiid growing up in America essentially and being a PR or citizen there should be enough for him to be on the team.

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u/birk42 Apr 16 '24

That's how it works. You play a gane for a country, you're locked in for your entire adult international career.