The 76ers MVP is always happy to embrace the crowd's energy, good or bad.
Joel Embiid's bad start to his first-ever Olympics was not helped by a hostile crowd. Embiid's decision to join Team USA over Cameroon or France was a controversial one, especially for the French, who have spent the months since criticizing the MVP big man for his choice. As soon as he arrived in the country for the Games the boos came fast and loud., which he reinforced ahead of Team USA's clash with South Sudan on Wednesday.
Embiid did not get a chance to immediately show the crowd what he could do as Steve Kerr decided to replace him with Anthony Davisfor Wednesday's contest. But he'll assuredly have plenty of opportunities to engage with boos throughout the rest of Team USA's un.Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated.
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