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Joakim Noah on his first matchup against Dirk Nowitzki: “I looked at the coach, ‘Yo, you put me in a position to fail”
Joakim Noah was well known for his defense ... victim out of countless big men who played against Dirk. The German’s signature move, a one-legged fadeaway from the post, was nearly unblockable.
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Joakim Noah, whose dad Yannick is a tennis legend and singer, gave up an easy life of privilege to pursue his NBA dreams
Two-time NBA All-Star Joakim Noah grew up surrounded by success. His father, Yannick, is a tennis-icon-turned-famous-singer who was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005 and ...