Averaging 14 points and 11.7 rebounds, Chicago Bulls Center Joakim Noah will add hustle, speed, defense and versatility to a Bulls team that is already looking really good right now. At 38-16, they're #3 in the Eastern Conference but just two games behind co-leaders Miami and Boston. One of the best rebounding and defensive teams in the NBA, they'll get even stronger when Noah … [Read more...] about Bulls Joakim Noah Talks About His New Non-Profit Organization
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Bulls Joakim Noah to Undergo Thumb Surgery Tomorrow, Could Miss 10 Weeks
Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah has bravely battled plantar fascitis last season. Playing through the pain, he blossomed into one of the best youne rebounders in the NBA, and a double-double machine. His 2010-11 season will be much like his '09-10, in that Noah will be battling a nagging injury through it. He could miss as much as ten weeks. It was announced tonight that he … [Read more...] about Bulls Joakim Noah to Undergo Thumb Surgery Tomorrow, Could Miss 10 Weeks
Joakim Noah Signs Extension with the Bulls
In the very definition of irony, the Chicago Bulls and center Joakim Noah became much more likely to part ways today, despite the announcement on a multi-year extension. The new deal does guarantee that Noah will not become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. The Chicago Tribune reports that the deal is worth $11 million annually with incentives in place … [Read more...] about Joakim Noah Signs Extension with the Bulls
Joakim Noah’s persona has done a total 180
By Paul M. Banks When my hometown Chicago Bulls drafted Joakim Noah ninth overall that summer night back in 2006, I yelled and cursed at the television. When Noah was a Florida Gator, he was one of my least favorite college basketball players of all time. And he did a lot of things that made a lot of people hate him. … [Read more...] about Joakim Noah’s persona has done a total 180
Joakim Noah is the NBA’s Leading Rebounder
By Paul M. Banks Just before the season tipped off, I wrote a column asking if Joakim Noah would make “the leap” this season. I saw something in him during the preseason that made me believe it would happen. Now bear in mind that making the leap forward for someone like Noah isn’t about scoring. It’s defined by becoming a dominant defender and rebounder- Or basically … [Read more...] about Joakim Noah is the NBA’s Leading Rebounder