LThe Bulls have named Joakim Noah, a 36-year-old French pvot who retired in 2020 and who served for the Chicago team since his election in the draft from 2007 to 2016, as an ambassador for the franchise. The former player was the protagonist of a series of tributes in the game against the Knicks, another of his old teams.
Asked about his memories with the Bulls, Noah surprised when talking about the first serious injury of Derrick Rose, with whom he met again before the game, as he plays for the Knicks. The point guard, NBA MVP in 2011, broke the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in April 2012. There began an ordeal of injuries, including two to the meniscus, which prevented him from maintaining excellence.
Noah assures that, when he discovered Rose’s injury, “the smells remained, who he was with, everything. I had the same sensation as when I saw the plane crash into the tower. [en los atentados del 11-S contra las Torres Gemelas]. People will say, ‘You are crazy for saying that.’ No. I’m telling you how I felt. “
The truth is that that injury prevented Rose from making a career as an NBA megastar. And the Bulls kept them from the dream of the ring despite having a Noah twice All Star, once included in the best quintet of the season and voted best defender in 2014. In Chicago they are still waiting to win a title and put it together at six of Michael Jordan.
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