Joel Embiid 76ers becomes a US citizen

76ers star Joel Embiid is now officially a citizen of the United States after obtaining citizenship in Philadelphia earlier this month, to me Associated Press.

The 28-year-old Cameroonian shared Thursday during the 76ers training camp that he had officially been granted citizenship after he was sworn in two weeks ago in Philadelphia. Embiid, who graduated from high school in Florida and played one season in Kansas before being drafted into third in 2014, told the Associated Press that his Brazilian girlfriend Anne de Paula and their two-year-old son were a big reason for the decision.

“I’ve been here a long time,” Embiid said. “My son is American. I felt like I lived here, and it is a pleasure to be American. So I said, Why not?”



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