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JOAKIM NOAH DIDN’T SUPPORT HIS FATHER

Posted on 27 November 2007 by HG

Â When you’re a regular kid, the thought of having a superstar athlete for a parent is dream. You have anything your heart desires, and an unearned sense of accomplishment. The “oh yeah, well my dad’s Michael Jordan” is a pretty powerful card on the playground too.. And it doesn’t even have to be MJ.. The kid of any athlete, minus Michael Vick or Eli Manning, gets the respect and privilege that the children of less athletically inclined parents can only imagine.. When I was in 3rd grade there was a girl that got all kinds of luv cuz she was the niece of Bears fb Matt Suhey (pronounced Matsui).. So what child in their right mind would resent that lifestyle? Chicago Bull Joakim Noah.

“Everyone was trying to compare me to my father. I just didn’t want to deal with it. I remember going to tournaments with my father and wanting him to lose because I just wanted to go home and spend some time with my father.”

I can understand a son wanting to spend more time with his father, but wanting pops to lose so the two of them could go play with their hair is ridiculous. There’s no way that Roger Clemens’ sons would be hoping The Rocket got shelled and whatever team he was ripping off got knocked out of the playoffs.. I hope Yannick Noah was rooting against Florida in the NCAA tournament to keep things balanced.

NBA education comes tougher than college for rookie Noah. Courtesy of AFP

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