Joakim Noah Fined $15,000 For Dropping F-Bomb On Three Referees


Joakim Noah is out $15,000 after the NBA fined the unhappy center for an explosion of obscenities directed towards three officials.

Noah exploded at the refs during Monday’s contest against the Sacramento Kings after growing angry about some perceived no-calls during a physical battle with Kings center DeMarcus Cousins. After already getting one technical foul for complaining about calls, Joakim Noah lost it when refs called a loose ball foul on him.

Noah complained, and when refs whistled him for a second technical, the Bulls center exploded. Video from the outburst clearly shows Noah dropping three F-bombs — one for each referee — before being escorted from the floor.

With some time to cool off, Joakim Noah struck an apologetic tone after the game.

“I’m really disappointed,” Noah was quoted by K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune. “I shouldn’t have acted that way. I apologize. I’m sorry to all three referees out there. They’re out there trying to do their jobs and I should never have said the things that I said. I hope they accept my apology and I hope I can move on from this.”

Joakim Noah has always been known as an emotional player. After the Bulls traded his teammate and friend Luol Deng, Noah went several games without talking to the media before finally breaking his silence.

“It’s hard to say because at the end of the day that’s my brother,” Noah finally told ESPN Chicago several days after the trade. “And he’s not here anymore. That’s the way I see it. They see the game differently. They’re not out there on the court. They’re not out there on the plane. They don’t know how much Lu meant to me personally. But I’m not mad at anybody. At the end of the day, the games keep coming — we’re just going to go out there, give it everything we got. There’s no tanking.”

This week, Joakim Noah may have actually saved himself thanks to the emotional apology. The $15,000 fine he was handed by the NBA is light compared to similar outbursts from players.

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