Joakim Noah makes the choice for NBA champions

Joakim Noah traveled to Mexico city to start a new NBA shop. And there the former center for the Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Clippers shared his thoughts about the NBA playoffs 2024–25.

Noah spent nine seasons with the bulls Tom ThibodeauNow head coach of the New York Knicks. Speak to Diario asNoah said it was particularly useful to see the Knicks only a win from the Eastern Conference's final – and to do it with “Thibs” even more.

“Look, I grew up in New York City, so I understand what the kinks mean.” he said. “I was in Madison Square Garden when Michael Jordan scored 55 points. I was there when Larry Johnson played the four-point game. For me, this is the dream of my childhood.

“Well, to see her with the chance of winning a championship with a trainer who was for six or seven years – I'm only very excited. Not only for the players and the coach, but for the city of New York, who has been waiting for this moment for a long time.”

The Knicks won two NBA titles, but the last came in 1973 when they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in five games. Since then, they have only fell on the final of the Houston Rockets or the San Antonio Spurs.

A global game with personal roots

Noah also spoke about the importance of the global public relations work of the NBA, which he experienced first -hand. The league began its international expansion at the end of the 1970s with a game in Washington Bullets in Tel Aviv. In the mid-1980s, the McDonald's championship in Europe spread rapidly all over the world-and a young Joakim Noah observed exactly.

“For me personally, this story is profound”, “ he said. “I come from Paris and the first global game was in Paris when Michael Jordan came with the Chicago Bulls. I happened to be in the arena. I was 10 years old when it happened. Only Michael Jordan was a great inspiration. It made me work really hard as a child.

“This is the power of global games. This is the strength of how international this sport has become. You can be a child with a dream and this dream can come true. After that, I played 10 seasons for the Chicago Bulls. So this game was incredibly important.

In a long list of countries, including Mexico, France, Italy, Spain, Great Britain, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Germany, the Dominican Republic, China, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Brazil, India and the United Arab Emirates, regularly organized seasonal and pre -season games.

A global game with personal roots

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