Current Events > Joakim Noah compares Derrick Rose's ACL tear to September 11th Attacks

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Lebronwon
10/29/21 9:21:09 AM
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https://www.tmz.com/2021/10/28/joakim-noah-says-derrick-rose-acl-tear-chicago-bulls-like-september-11-attacks-nba/

When I found out Derrick [Rose] tore his ACL, I remember the smells, who I was with, everything. I had the same feeling of when I saw the plane hit the tower [on Sept. 11th]. People will be like, Hes crazy for saying that. No. Im telling you how I felt. That's former NBA star Joakim Noah explaining he was so devastated when a young D-Rose suffered the serious injury, it harkened him back to the day thousands of Americans died in one of the darkest days in America's history. 36-year-old Noah -- who last played with the Clippers in 2020 -- dropped the shocking quote about his close friend during a long form conversation with ESPN. Of course, the injury happened during the 2011-2012 NBA playoffs. The Bulls were the #1 seed in the East ... and were playing the Sixers in the 1st round of the playoffs. Chicago won game 1, but the game was marred by the ACL tear to Rose, the leagues reigning MVP. With only about a minute left in the game, Rose tore the ligament in his left knee. The Bulls ended up losing the series ... and although Rose -- now one of the NY Knicks' best players -- has come back since as a highly capable player, but never returned to pre-injury form.

"We really believed we were gonna win that championship," Noah says. "That was our time. Derrick represented that much hope. Every time he stepped onto the court, we had the most special player in the world. That's a lot of hope to carry on one person." As far as comparing a sports injury to the horrific death of almost 3,000 innocent people ... it's likely a comparison that won't sit right with some people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo1UlzDeY-o



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DeadBankerDream
10/29/21 9:22:34 AM
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Typical Joakim thing to say.

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Legato-and-Vash
10/29/21 9:23:26 AM
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Yikes

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CyricZ
10/29/21 9:23:48 AM
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Okay I kinda get it in terms of "things that stick with you forever", but I feel like he could have picked a more personal comparative than 9/11.

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BobanMarjanovic
10/29/21 9:24:52 AM
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Lebronwon posted...
People will be like, Hes crazy for saying that. No. Im telling you how I felt.


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I killed those guys because they were awful, everybody is awful these days.
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Legato-and-Vash
10/29/21 9:42:20 AM
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jeffhardyb0yz posted...
Lmao I just realized I was one of the clowns I was talking about in post 5

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000208-sports-and-racing-nba/65646836
lmao!

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eston
10/29/21 9:45:14 AM
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I get what he's saying but yeah he shouldn't have said that

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