FILE–Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers. Adam Glanzman/Getty Images/AFP Joel Embiid will wear red, white and blue in Paris next summer — not rouge, blanc and bleu. The NBA's reigning MVP and scoring champion has told USA Basketball that, after more than a year of deliberating, he has picked the Americans over France as his team for the Paris Olympics . The Philadelphia 76ers' star let USA Basketball managing director Grant Hill know his mind was made up and then made the decision public on Thursday.

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