<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bulls-news-derrick-rose-gets-deeply-emotional-message-from-joakim-noah-after-retirement');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls legend Derrick Rose gets deeply emotional message from Joakim Noah after retirement');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Derrick-Rose-gets-deeply-emotional-message-from-Joakim-Noah-after-retirement.jpg"></figure><h1>Bulls legend Derrick Rose gets deeply emotional message from Joakim Noah after retirement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-26T19:46:20-07:00">September 26th, 7:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-26T19:46:20-07:00">September 26th, 7:46pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Thursday morning, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-derrick-rose-officially-retires-after-16-seasons">Derrick Rose announced that he is retiring</a> from the NBA after 16 seasons in the league. Rose’s best days were tragically cut short by a torn ACL in 2012, and he was never the same player since. Regardless, Rose is leaving the game as the youngest MVP in NBA history, winning the award in 2011 with the Chicago Bulls as a 22-year-old, and he remains a fan favorite to this day for staying the course despite being ravaged by injuries.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/best-derrick-rose-bulls-moments">Rose is a beloved presence</a> wherever he goes, with fans of the Bulls, New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, and Memphis Grizzlies all having plenty of good things to say about the retired point guard — regardless of how long his stint was with those teams. Thus, it’s no surprise that some of the former teammates he went to war with the longest, such as Joakim Noah, was emotionally moved by the veteran point guard’s retirement announcement.</p><p>Posting on his official Instagram account, Noah <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1839488334600483033" rel="noopener">expressed just how much</a> Derrick Rose means to him, especially during their playing days together with the Bulls, and how he embodies hope.</p><p>“Hope is a powerful emotion. You always represented hope- in human form,” Noah wrote. “It was an honor, a privilege, and a real pleasure sharing the court with you. The memories will never be forgotten. Stories for days!!!”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Basketball or no basketball – WE ARE BROTHERS FOR LIFE!"</p><p>Former Bulls/Knicks teammate Joakim Noah reacts to Derrick Rose's retirement from basketball 🤝</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/JoakimNoah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoakimNoah</a>/ IG) <a href="https://t.co/qt7HXTDn18">pic.twitter.com/qt7HXTDn18</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1839488334600483033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Joakim Noah continued by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DAZvIxeupSx/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1" rel="noopener">conveying how thankful he is</a> to spend the best days of his career alongside Derrick Rose and how, despite falling short of their ultimate goal, the brotherhood they have built is one that will last for a lifetime.</p><p>“Our relationship grew even more when we faced adversity. We were never won a championship but as a teammate and a friend I just want to tell you I’m grateful. I couldn’t be prouder to have laced them up with you homie. You deserve your flowers and your respect Pooh. Thank you for the memories,” Noah added. “Basketball or no basketball – WE ARE BROTHERS FOR LIFE!”</p><p>It’s certainly an emotional day for Joakim Noah and the Bulls fanbase to witness Derrick Rose’s professional basketball journey officially come to an end. Rose is a warrior who fought to extend his career for as long as he could, but all good things come to an end.</p><h2>Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah transform the Bulls franchise</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Derrick-Rose.jpg"></figure><p>The start of the 21st century was not very kind to the Bulls franchise. Looking to rebuild following the end of their dominant 1990s, the Bulls struggled to become anything more than first-round fodder to begin the century. But then the lottery gods smiled upon them in 2007 and 2008, granting them the opportunity to draft Joakim Noah and Derrick Rose — with the latter being taken with the first overall pick even though Chicago only had a 1.8 percent chance to win the lottery.</p><p>Rose was an immediate sensation, and it became clear with the way he attacked the rim and made plays that the Bulls were going to rise to the top sooner than later. Noah then became the defensive anchor for the team, with Luol Deng emerging as one of the best two-way players in the league on the wing. During the 2010-11 season, the Bulls finished with the best record in the NBA, looking like a legitimate title contender in the process.</p><p>The Miami Heat then stopped them in their tracks, but the Bulls, evidently, was there to stay. They had the best record in the NBA again in the following season, but then Rose’s ACL tear dashed their championship hopes… for good. This, however, shouldn’t take away from Rose and Noah’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-tom-thibodeau-heartfelt-message-derrick-rose-after-retirement">transformative effect on the team</a>, and how the Bulls have struggled to reach these levels again after their departures.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls legend Derrick Rose gets deeply emotional message from Joakim Noah after retirement

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bulls-news-joakim-noah-reveals-welcome-to-the-nba-moment');   ga('set', 'title', 'Joakim Noah reveals welcome to the NBA moment');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NBA-news-Joakim-Noah-reveals-welcome-to-the-NBA-moment.jpg"></figure><h1>Joakim Noah reveals welcome to the NBA moment</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-20T22:13:12-07:00">September 20th, 10:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-20T22:13:12-07:00">September 20th, 10:13pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Joakim Noah was one of the best defensive centers of his time. He was mobile enough to cover plenty of ground on the perimeter, and he was sturdy enough to withstand bulky scorers in the post. He was also an active passing lane pest and he protected the rim with ease. The Chicago Bulls would not have emerged as one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference in the early 2010s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-joakim-noah-reveals-how-he-really-feels-about-lebron-james-failed-2010-recruitment-beef">had it not been for his contributions</a>.</p><p>However, Noah wasn’t always his best defensive self. He had to take his fair share of lumps, and he had to learn some of the tricks of the trade the hard way. After all, he entered the league with the Bulls during an era where Shaquille O’Neal, Tim Duncan, and Yao Ming, to name a few, dominated the paint. But the man who gave him a rude NBA awakening isn’t one of those three Hall of Famers.</p><p>Noah shared on the Knuckleheads podcast that a certain Los Angeles Clippers center by the name of Chris Kaman was the one who gave him the work and <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/clippers/news/joakim-noah-reveals-which-former-la-clipper-gave-his-welcome-to-the-nba-moment" rel="noopener">made him realize</a> that defending in the NBA was not as easy as it seemed.</p><p>“It was a guy I hadn’t even heard of before,” Noah recalled to hosts Darius Miles and Quentin Richardson. “We played the Clippers, and I’ve got to guard Chris Kaman. I’m like ‘man, I don’t even know who Chris Kaman is.’ … Left, right, on the block. Man, it was crazy. He was talking s**t too,” Noah shared.</p><p>During Joakim Noah’s rookie season, he was mostly a bench center who played behind Ben Wallace. Noah definitely learned plenty of helpful tricks from a four-time Defensive Player of the Year winner, but Kaman knocked him down a peg or two back in the early days of his playing career.</p><p>Kaman, of course, is no random center. During his peak, he was a nightly double-double threat and he could give any center the business on any given night. He has faded into obscurity thanks to the lackluster fashion with which he ended his career, but at the very least, he will live long in the memory of the former Bulls center.</p><h2>Joakim Noah was the Bulls’ heart and soul</h2><p>As mentioned earlier, the late 2000s to the early 2010s Bulls would not have been a rock-solid team if it wasn’t for the presence of Joakim Noah. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-sends-heartfelt-message-to-joakim-noah-after-intriguing-gesture-vs-heat">He was the team’s heartbeat</a> — a vocal leader who relished doing the dirty work and getting into his opponents’ faces.</p><p>Noah rounded out his game as well; he wasn’t just a defensive specialist, he also grew to become a very solid playmaking hub in his prime who even had the stones to carry the ball in transition. He peaked during the 2013-14 season; with Derrick Rose still hampered by his knee issues, Noah took on a larger two-way role, averaging 12.6 points, 11.3 rebounds, and 5.4 assists to go along with 1.2 steals and 1.5 blocks per game — earning him the Defensive Player of the Year award as well as a fourth-place finish in the MVP race.</p><p>Injury problems cut Noah’s prime short. By the time he was 31 and with the New York Knicks, he looked like he was done playing at a high level. But Noah will be remembered for a long time for the passion he played the game with.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joakim Noah reveals welcome to the NBA moment

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/grizzlies-news-ja-morants-game-draws-derrick-rose-comparison-from-joakim-noah');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grizzlies news: Ja Morant’s game draws Derrick Rose comparison from Joakim Noah');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Grizzlies-news-Ja-Morants-game-draws-Derrick-Rose-comparison-from-Joakim-Noah.jpg"></figure><h1>Grizzlies news: Ja Morant’s game draws Derrick Rose comparison from Joakim Noah</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-06T07:54:40-07:00">September 6th, 7:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-06T08:04:58-07:00">September 6th, 8:04am</time><address><a>Randall Barnes</a>Randall Barnes is a Fall 2019 Graduate of Fort Valley State University, an HBCU (Historically Black College or University) in Fort Valley, Georgia, where he majored in Media Studies. He is the Founder of HBCU Pulse, a multimedia outlet with the mission to tell the authentic stories of HBCU Life via traditional, digital and social media outlets to amplify our voice. He is also the host of HBCU Pulse Radio, which can be heard on SiriusXM Channel 142 HBCU Fridays at 5 p.m. EST and wherever you get your podcasts.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is already considered one of the best point guards in the league but he’s drawing comparisons to a former MVP that ironically is his current teammate. Known for his explosive athleticism and electrifying style of play, Morant recently drew comparisons to former NBA MVP Derrick Rose from none other than Joakim Noah, Rose’s former teammate with the Chicago Bulls.</p><p><a href="https://scoopb.com/2024/09/joakim-noah-dishes-on-mjs-influence-knicks-fandom-lebron-cleveland-dwight-howard-nabbing-his-lakers-roster-spot-d-rose-ja-morant-comparisons/" rel="noopener">During an interview</a> with Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson, Noah highlighted the similarities between Morant and Rose, stating, “I see it. I see a lot of similarities. They’re definitely hood favorites. It’s cool. I think there’s similarities in their explosiveness.”</p><p>While acknowledging the parallels, Noah also pointed out some key differences, noting that “physically I think D-Rose is a little bit more explosive.”</p><p>The comparison between Morant and Rose is not without merit. Derrick Rose, drafted first overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 2008 NBA Draft, quickly became a highlight reel staple with his thunderous dunks and acrobatic plays. His ability to dazzle fans while leading the Bulls to memorable playoff battles—such as the first-round duel against the Boston Celtics in 2009—is etched in history as one of the greatest playoff series.</p><p>The Celtics were injured as they battled without Kevin Garnett and the Bulls seemed poised to upset the defending champions behind Derrick Rose’s stellar play. But the Celtics showed resolve and ultimately won the series in seven games. Still, Rose announced his presence as a dominant force in the league.</p><p>Rose’s career reached its pinnacle in 2011 when he became the youngest player to win the NBA MVP award. His dynamic play was instrumental in propelling the Bulls to challenge the Miami Heat’s big three of LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh. Despite being hampered by injuries, Rose remains a respected veteran presence in the league today.</p><p>Similarly, Ja Morant has shown shades of Rose’s explosiveness on the court. Known for his own forceful drives and acrobatic finishes, Morant plays with finesse also reminiscent of another NBA legend, Allen Iverson. His exceptional ball control and dribbling skills make him a constant threat, and like Rose, he’s a key catalyst for his team’s success.</p><p>The statistical similarities between Rose and Morant further bolster this comparison. During Rose’s MVP season in 2010-2011, he averaged 25 points and 7.7 assists per game. Meanwhile, in the 2021-2022 season, Morant posted impressive numbers, averaging 27.4 points and 6.4 assists per game. The Grizzlies entered the playoffs that year as the second seed in the Western Conference but ultimately fell to the eventual champion Golden State Warriors after Morant’s untimely injury.</p><p>While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-ja-morant-gets-100-real-health-status-shoulder-injury-rehab">Ja Morant has faced challenges, both on and off the court</a>, he remains focused on leading the Grizzlies to new heights. As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-adam-silver-positive-ja-morant-update-troubling-year">Morant returns to the lineup</a> after missing significant time over the past few seasons, Memphis will need him to play like an emerging MVP candidate similar to prime Derrick Rose if they intend to compete in a conference flanked with talent this season.</p><p>Ja Morant and Derrick Rose will start their season for the Grizzles against the Utah Jazz.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grizzlies news: Ja Morant’s game draws Derrick Rose comparison from Joakim Noah

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-sends-heartfelt-message-to-joakim-noah-after-intriguing-gesture-vs-heat');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ Ayo Dosunmu sends Joakim Noah a heartfelt message after win vs. Heat');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Bulls-Ayo-Dosunmu-sends-Joakim-Noah-a-heartfelt-message-after-win-vs.-Heat.webp"></figure><h1>Bulls’ Ayo Dosunmu sends Joakim Noah a heartfelt message after win vs. Heat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-15T06:36:05-08:00">December 15th, 6:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-15T06:36:05-08:00">December 15th, 6:36am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It has been a season full of tumult for the Chicago Bulls. It’s only a matter of time before the Bulls embark on a full-blown fire sale, selling off the likes of Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Nikola Vucevic to start anew. However, over the past two weeks or so, the Bulls have noticeably been trying harder on the hardwood. And Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu seems to be cherishing his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-nikola-vucevic-buries-heat-with-historic-performance-not-seen-before-in-chicago-history" rel="noopener">team’s newfound lease in life</a> as seen in their 124-116 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday night.</p><p>Dosunmu had to play a huge role for the Bulls on Thursday against the Heat as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/alex-caruso-exits-battle-with-heat-due-to-familiar-injury" rel="noopener">Alex Caruso had to exit the contest</a> after just five minutes. To his credit, he was able to deliver. He poured in 24 points to go along with eight rebounds and five assists for his best game of the season, and to top it all off, he sank a dagger three from the left corner that gave the Bulls a 121-111 lead with 29 seconds remaining in the contest.</p><p>After sinking the game-sealing triple, Ayo Dosunmu flashed the three fingers celebration towards someone in the stands. And that someone was none other than former Bulls star Joakim Noah, who, according to Dosunmu, <a href="https://twitter.com/KCJHoop/status/1735509594921635906" rel="noopener">was helping out the 23-year old guard</a> all night long against the Heat.</p><p>“That’s my guy. He’s been helping me throughout the whole process from when I was a rookie. I got nothing but love for him. He was talking to me the whole game, giving me little pointers. So that was just showing love to him,” Dosunmu said in his postgame presser, per K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago.</p><p>Joakim Noah’s love for the Bulls franchise, even though he hasn’t played for them since 2016, has never faded. In fact, he openly represents the Bulls, and him helping out Ayo Dosunmu is another way of his to show his affinity for the franchise.</p><p>Perhaps getting Noah to work with Dosunmu full-time could help bring out more of these performances from the young Bulls guard. 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Bulls’ Ayo Dosunmu sends Joakim Noah a heartfelt message after win vs. Heat

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Noah would approach Garnett, saying how KG was his idol growing up, even telling him how he had a poster of the legend on the wall. Not only did KG dismiss him, but he even went as far as dropping the f-bomb on the former rookie.</p><p>It left a huge mark on Noah, and began a career-long beef that lasted for a decade. This was also around the time when the Boston Celtics, who also featured Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Rajon Rondo, met a Chicago Bulls team led by a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-derrick-rose-returning-to-bulls-floated-as-idea-amid-questions-about-knicks-future">young Derrick Rose</a> (who had healthy knees at the time).</p><p>The two would reunite on the podcast, with Garnett finally apologizing to Noah for their past fiery feud.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">KG and Joakim Noah squash the beef from their on-court feuds from back in the day. 🤝</p><p>New episode of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KGCertified?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KGCertified</a> with <a href="https://twitter.com/JoakimNoah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoakimNoah</a> drops Monday on the <a href="https://twitter.com/shobasketball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@shobasketball</a> YouTube! <a href="https://t.co/DFCbRRIuYJ">pic.twitter.com/DFCbRRIuYJ</a></p><p>— SHOWTIME Basketball (@shobasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/shobasketball/status/1660294752246411265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I was trying to destroy your will,” Garnett said. “But never in another stratosphere would I ever thought that you were a fan of mine. So, I come today and I say, I apologize for killing that light, my brother.”</p><p>Joakim Noah accepted Garnett’s apology, saying that he understood where he was coming from. “I’m a competitor, too,” Noah said. “I know what it’s like to want to win at all costs.” Noah would credit KG’s treatment of him as it turned him <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/bulls/old-school/joakim-noah-on-going-up-against-kg-it-changed-my-career">into an ”animal</a>”on the court. It gave him extra motivation to be better and prove people wrong. It also gave Noah a very personal sense of closure because it allowed him to be at peace with someone whom he idolized growing up.</p><p>Kevin Garnett would then go on to talk about how “steel sharpens steel,” and how the older generations used to treat him the way he treated Noah, and how he credited that into turning him into a competitor, and in the end, an NBA champion in 2008, contributing to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-larry-bird-boston-history-smiling-at-jayson-tatum-and-co">Celtics’ rich history of success</a>. While the former Bulls star failed to reach such heights in his career, he looks back fondly as someone who stood his ground in his own way, didn’t back down, and rose to his own definition of prominence.</p><p>“I take a lot of pride in being a big brother to all the young guys, you know what I’m saying? I just want you to know I recognize your genius, I saw it and I respected it,” KG added.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Celtics legend Kevin Garnett squashes beef with Joakim Noah after ‘f**k you’ message to ex-Bulls star

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