Frederick Weis, who holds an infamous place in New York Knicks and Olympic basketball history, is none too pleased to see Joel Embiid spurn France.
Another member of the New York Knicks community is taking issue with the United States' men's national basketball team Olympic roster, but Frederic Weis , one of the most infamous names in both New York and Olympic basketball lore, has taken issue with Knicks playoff opponenttearing apart in the reigning NBA MVP for spurning the French national squad to play with the Americans in an interview with radio station RMC from his native France.
The 7-2 Weis later gained international infamy when Vince Carter dunked over him during Team USA's run to Olympic gold when they faced Les Bleus during pool play at the 2000 Games in Sydney. Weis never played a game for the Knicks but was a four-time All-Star in the French League and now serves as an analyst in his homeland.
"I think he doesn’t have any respect for France and also for all the people who are asking for a French passport and don’t get it," he said."Under the pretext that he is a great athlete, he got it. I find it scandalous, I find it embarrassing. I don’t care about his excuses, cause they are his words, and his words mean nothing."
Weis hinted that the best for France to take revenge would be to prevail in the upcoming Summer Games, which will be staged in Paris. With Embiid and several other NBA All-Stars in tow, the Americans will enter as the overwhelming favorites but Weis recalled that the French kept things close during the last Olympic gold medal game in 2021 in Tokyo.
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