Joakim Noah Ejected! [VIDEO] F-Bombs Every Ref Before Being Dragged Out Of Sacramento Homecourt! Frenchman Fined $15K For Tirade!

Joakim Noah is an expressive and emotional player. He has always been that way since he popped on the basketball radar in his college days. It is now on full display after he was ejected from the game against the Sacramento Kings.


Noah was called for a foul, then complained to the referees earning him a technical. He continued to hurl expletives at every referee in sight, which eventually brought about the ejection. A Bulls official was seen restraining him, and eventually dragging him off the court, into the dugout.
The official league announcement (nba.com):


“Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah has been fined $15,000 for verbally abusing the officials upon his ejection, it was announced today by Rod Thorn, President, Basketball Operations.


The incident occurred with 7:40 remaining in the third quarter of the Bulls' 99-70 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Feb. 3, at Sleep Train Arena.”
That was pretty lenient if you compare the 25k fine for the “big balls” dance earlier in the season. No suspensions were given as well.
After the incident, Noah got his wits together and thought about his actions. He eventually apologized. Before their game against the Phoenix Suns, Noah talked to the press. From ESPN:


"I think it was fair. It was a bad mistake on my part. I have to keep my cool under all circumstances. It's unfortunate I have to pay for it. And I have to move on and just get ready for the game. I was ready for whatever consequences were going to be thrown my way. I'm just happy that I'm able to play [Tuesday] and be there with my teammates."
He recalls what led to the outburst: "I think I was just frustrated with that. I just have to do a better job of keeping my composure. I could've easily been suspended for a game and that would've been really hard for me just not to be able to be there for my teammates. So I can't let things like that happen." The Bulls are saddled with injuries, most notable, of course, is Derrick Rose.


Coach Tom Thibodeau takes the incident in stride: "It's a fine. To me, it was a frustrating game. It's an emotional game. Obviously, you don't want to lose control of your emotions. It happened. I never thought it warranted suspension. It was probably appropriate. He got fined for cursing."

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