Who is the Flamengo fan on file?
Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers player, was reported as a Flamengo fan by CNN Brasil. The outlet's account carries the words "Vamos Flamengo," but the report doesn't date it, and it does not show him saying so in his own words, so it stands as a report rather than a confirmed statement.
Does his background explain the tie to Flamengo?
Embiid was born on March 16, 1994, in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Nothing in the record connects him to Rio de Janeiro, the city Flamengo plays in, by birth or by any team he has played for. His only listed career team is the 76ers. That leaves the CNN Brasil report as the only link between him and the club, which plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
Questions people ask
Which athletes are Flamengo fans?
Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers was reported by CNN Brasil as a Flamengo fan.
Which athletes grew up Flamengo fans?
No source here says Embiid grew up rooting for Flamengo; he was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and the report gives no childhood detail.
Is Joel Embiid a confirmed Flamengo fan?
No, the tie comes from a CNN Brasil report quoting "Vamos Flamengo" and is not confirmed in his own words.