On August 19, Beijing time, according to Stein, after winning the Olympic gold medal with the United States team, Embiid has said that he may represent Cameroon in the 2028 Olympics, but it is not easy for him to achieve this goal because the United States men's basketball team has a veto power.

Stein said in the article that Embiid is a player over the age of 17, so if he wants to change the national team he plays, he must get approval from FIBA and the United States men's basketball team. In other words, as long as the United States men's basketball team does not agree, Embiid is not eligible to play for other national teams.

Embiid performed average at this year's Olympics, and was even criticized by the media for being out of shape when he first joined the team. Some media people speculated that it was not so much that the United States men's basketball team needed Embiid, but that they didn't want gold medal rivals France men's basketball to get Embiid. Before the United States men's basketball team lobbied Embiid to join, the France men's basketball team was already convincing the 76ers star and helping him obtain France citizenship.

Embiid's final choice of the United States men's basketball team also caused strong dissatisfaction among France fans, which is why Embiid was frequently booed during the Paris Olympics and even asked to return his France passport. As for Embiid's birthplace, Cameroon, he is very courteous. Not long ago, the President of Cameroon personally received Embiid and presented him with the "Medal of Valor" for his outstanding contributions.

The 76ers team reporter said that for Embiid, no matter which national team he plays for the 2028 Olympics, it will be a long way off. Now the task is to lead the 76ers to the championship. The 76ers made a big move this offseason by signing Paul George and creating a new Big Three. Not long ago, they also used a contract of 2.1 million a year to get Yabu Sele, who played well in the Olympics. The 76ers are now the favourites to win the championship, second only to the Celtics and Thunder in the championship odds for the new season.