Who are Joel Embiid’s parents? Meet the Cameroonian couple behind the Philadelphia Sixers star

NDTV - Oct 20, 2026

Meet Thomas and Christine Embiid, the Cameroonian colonel and mother who put school first, then let basketball in.

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