Team USA fans blast Joel Embiid for hinting Cameroon return in 2028 Olympics: "Bro really was ring chasing this year"

Joel Embiid was a hot topic of conversation leading up to the 2024 Olympics due to his rare situation. Following some comments about his future in international competition, fans blasted the former MVP.

Since he has citizenship in multiple countries, Embiid had options when it came to playing in the Olympics. He could have played for his home country of Cameroon if they qualified, along with the United States and France. In the end, he opted to play for the star-studded roster of Team USA.

During a recent interview, the Philadelphia 76ers big man hinted about playing somewhere different in 2028. This led to fans bashing Embiid in the comment section.

Some disgruntled fans are already ready to move on, claiming that Team USA doesn't need Joel Embiid if he doesn't want to play for them.

"Funny part is Team USA don’t even need him so farewell," one fan said.

"Y’all can have him we don’t need him," another fan said.

"We will see if those knees make it 4 years. Team USA won’t be an option in 4 years we a know that. Keep grinding big fella." Said one fan.

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Joel Embiid looking forward to matchup against France

Early on in the Olympics, Joel Embiid wasn't much of a factor for Team USA. However, he had one of his best performances in the Summer Games against Nikola Jokic and Serbia. Embiid posted 19 points on 8-for-11 shooting to help the United States pull off a massive comeback.

Following this thrilling matchup, the stage for the gold medal matchup is officially set. This weekend, Team USA will battle it out with France for the right to be the last team standing.

Seeing that France heavily recruited Joel Embiid leading up to the Olympics, he is sure to be a key talking point in this matchup. After the win against Serbia, the Sixers star doesn't plan on backing down from the home fans.

After the win against Serbia, Embiid was asked about dealing with the backlash from the French fans in the gold medal game. He doesn't plan on backing down and is ready to get into it with them.

"Team USA against France," Embiid said. "I know myself I'm gonna interact, I'm gonna enjoy it. They're gonna boo me, I'm gonna go back at them and tell them to s*** it."

Embiid cannot get too caught up in the outside noise, as Team USA is going to need him locked in for the gold medal matchup. He is sure to receive a good amount of playing time to battle with France's two seven-footers in Victor Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert.