Joel Embiid is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) . He was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon, to military officer Thomas Embiid and his wife, Christine. Embiid holds French and American citizenship in addition to his Cameroonian nationality. He became a U.S. citizen in September 2022. In July 2022, he also gained French nationality, which is a step towards being able to represent France at the 2024 Paris Olympics. However, Embiid has not yet decided which country he would represent in international basketball.