Joel Embiid is an Olympic gold medalist and France is not happy about it.
Embiid and Team USA took down France 98-87 to earn a fifth consecutive gold medal. This was Embiid's first run with the U.S, but his French citizenship gave him the option to play for the host country.
Instead, he chose to play for Team USA and the home crowd showed its disapproval during the ceremony.
Embiid gestured to the crowd as the boos occurred and the U.S. roster joined him in the celebration.
Embiid was born in Cameroon and moved to the U.