As a teenager in Cameroon, Joel Embiid never imagined he would one day take a call from the president of France, asking him to play Olympic basketball for Les Bleus, not the United States.
But this summer, the NBA’s reigning Most Valuable Player picked up his phone and heard Emmanuel Macron on the other end of the line.
Persons:
Joel Embiid, Les Bleus, Emmanuel Macron
Locations:
Cameroon, France, United States