Joel Embiid hears the booing from the French fans. And he's embraced it at the Paris Olympics

Joel Embiid, right, of the United States, reacts after scoring and being fouled as Filip Petrusev, of Serbia, walks away in a men's basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France.

Joel Embiid, right, of the United States, reacts after scoring and being fouled as Filip Petrusev, of Serbia, walks away in a men's basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)


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VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — Memo to the French fans: Joel Embiid plays in Philadelphia. The fans in Philly are, in a word, passionate. And those years of being booed at times by the 76ers' faithful has prepared him for these Paris Olympics. That's why hearing the boos in France — he's gotten them throughout the Paris Games after choosing to play for the U.S. instead of the host nation — isn't fazing him. He gave the fans in Villeneuve-D'Ascq, France one more chance to let him hear it Saturday, when he stood at midcourt in the final seconds and waved his arms, asking for more volume.

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