It's been more than a decade and the Philadelphia 76ers still revolve around those two things. Ping pong balls got them Joel Embiid and injuries have more or less taken him away. Ben Simmons came on a lottery night triumph and left with back issues that have seemingly never been corrected.

And so, some who know the region well have some advice for the president ahead of the highest-profile diplomatic discussions of his administration. Former U.S. officials and diplo