“Noah on the partying: ”Was not ready””
“NBA star Joakim Noah was dumped by the New York Knicks – now speak out: ”Invited 60 people after the first match ‘”
“Joakim Noah, 33, was dumped by the New York Knicks. “
“Now he talks about what went wrong. “
“– To party and to be an elite athlete does not go hand in hand, ” he says in a radio show. “
“Joakim Noah, 33, has done eleven years in the NBA. “
“2016 wrote Noah, who is the son of French tennislegendaren Yannick Noah and a Swedish mother, in a four-year contract with the New York Knicks in 2016 worth 623 million, and was reported to have an annual salary of sek 140 million.”
“But the time in Manhattan was not what he intended. “
“The 33-year-old centre underwent a knee operation in February last year and was shut down since of in 20 games for violating the league’s antidopningsprogram. He should have tested positive for a drug that can be bought in a pharmacy, but that is not allowed by the NBA.”
“Later, in January 2018, com data if Noah got into a fight with his coach and in the fall he was dumped by the club. “
“Now talk Noah out of time in New York – and about what went wrong. “
“In an interview in the radio program ”the Chris Vernon Show,” says the star, which now belongs to the Memphis Grizzlies, that a part had to do with the fact that he enjoyed the nightlife a little too much. “
” I can look back at it and say that I thought I was ready for New York City, but I was not. It is something I have to live with, “says Noah, and continues:”
“– I remember that I had type 60 persons at home with me after the first match. I’m hyper. I’m too hyper to play in New York. Memphis is perfect for me. Chicago… we were hyper in Chicago, but I was young. When you recover quickly, you know?”
“Noah left the New York Knicks in October. He made only 53 appearances in two seasons with the club. “
“– When I was dumped, then it was fashion week in New York and I earned a lot of money without having any direction (in life). I had to make a decision about how I wanted to live my life. If I had continued on the same path and come to a stop in New York, I had probably not been here right now. The partying… yes, I earned millions of dollars, was 32 years old and had nothing to do. I had to put routines, to party and to be an elite athlete does not go hand in hand. “
