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Aug 10, 2024; Paris, France; United States centre Joel Embiid (11) celebrates with the gold medal on the podium after defeating France in the men's basketball gold medal game during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports
Call it Newton's fourth law of motion — for every Joel Embiid action there is an equal and opposite reaction. When the big man's trip to the Paris Olympics was made official earlier this year, a nuclear takes race unfolded between concerned fans, birth nation truthers, and skeptics worldwide. Naturally.
For a subset of Sixers fans, Embiid's long-term health was always the priority over Olympic gold. These critics, if any deserve the time of day, have the most merit. Not just because of Embiid's lengthy injury history, but the questionable mobility and lift Embiid showed in the early days of the Olympic lead-in. After watching him battle through pain in round one vs. New York just a few month...
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