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Joakim Noah is now officially over, but this is only the beginning.

"My life is going very well," Jokinoa said before the game against the New York Knicks on Thursday night. "Anxiety is much less. I sleep better. I am getting married this summer; I am really excited. I take my children to school. It is a slower pace. But I like it. I have a lot of things for me. There are many goals. I work with my foundation. I am really happy to be able to return to Chicago and do something to help here. Make some plans with the Bulls and do it well here. Do something for the kids I am also working closely with NBA Africa, observing the development of basketball on the African continent, and working with Luol (Deng). This is also something I am very proud of. So I think I like basketball, especially the Bulls, which gave me an incredible Platform, now I can take the next step."

Knowing Joakim Noah, you know he will do this with pride, enthusiasm and purpose.

The one-time Defensive Player of the Year and multiple Bulls All-Star players who have played with the Bulls for nine seasons were welcomed at an informal retirement ceremony on Thursday. Noah is the day of the Bulls. He retired as the Bulls and was retired. Appointed as the ambassador team of the Bulls.

The Bulls paid tribute to Noah in the game, invited former teammates and ensured that the game was against the Knicks, former coach Tom Thibodeau and teammates Derek Rose and Taj Gibson.

Thabo Sefolosha is from Switzerland and Noah's father is from Africa. Other former Bulls supporting and honoring Noah include Deng, Carlos Boozer, Brad Miller, Kirk Hinrich, Keith Bogans, Rick Brunson, Aaron Gray, Nazr Mohamed, Ed Pinckney, Kurt Thomas, Ben Gordon, Mike Dunleavy, Brian Scarablin, Omer Asik, Bobby Potty Si, Randy Brown, Pete Myers, Cliff Levinston and Artis Gilmore.

Noah said: "It's very special to be able to share this with my old teammates and my family, and have some good memories of ending and appreciating." "Seeing my dad with a smile on his face, my mother with a smile on his face , And my children, it’s such a great feeling. My children didn’t see me playing here. It’s really a very special moment, so I’m really happy (have) a moment."

The Bulls had dinner for Noah, friends and family on Wednesday, and celebrated with approximately 20,000 people on Thursday.

Joakim Noah was honored for the game against the Knicks at the United Center on Thursday night.

Noah, who is often inattentive, meets with reporters before the game, wearing a rainbow bucket hat and a purple shirt. Compared with his draft day seersucker tuxedo, he is still very humble. But there is nothing routine about Noah's memory.

"Obviously, I miss the game and also the locker room," Noah said. "But when your body tells you it’s time to leave, it’s time to leave. So you have to be honest with yourself. I shot every bullet in my gun and I don’t regret it. I gave everything I got. It. What do you know, it’s great to spend yesterday with a teammate I haven’t seen for a long time, I think that’s everything. To be able to talk about memories and good times, hard times.

"I looked at Kirk Hinrich's face, and I immediately thought of the second game of the Celtics series," Noah recalled the classic 7 players in 2009. Speaking of this incident (Wednesday), I swear that there were tears in my eyes when I talked to him about it, because that was how much I cared about him. You know, I thought, "Damn, I let the captain down." With so many people, I only think of moments like this when you respect someone very much and you are teammates, just like I just don't want to let him down. I haven't spoken to the captain for a long time, like so many moments of real excitement. "

The night before the Chicago game against the Knicks, Kirk Hinrich and Joakim Noah participated in an alumni event together.

Just like in the second quarter of Thursday, when Noah was introduced to a standing ovation, Rose and Gibson showed a gesture of admiration and respect on the court.

"Great, man, back," Rose said earlier the day after the Knicks training. "My relationship with Joakim has always been very close, very close. It is so important to see him celebrated tonight. Many of my friends, I was not their favorite player when we played. It was Joakim. For him, Everything he gave for this team, he gave everything for the game, which means a lot. I am very happy to celebrate it here tonight. Knowing that this is more profound than basketball. Our family is very close. My mother and him Mom. Even in New York, everything I do is based on his friends’ help, his family’s help, and his best friend Matt is always around. My daughter and his daughter are now best friends . It’s over. This is New York where I grew up now. It’s crazy. It’s perfect.”

It's not that Noah will be idle, but he won't return to the sidelines.

"I don't mess with the coach," Noah said. He is not always the easiest to coach if he has always been his favorite way of playing. "Coach (Billy) Donovan is like a father figure to me. To be a coach, you have to be a little uncomfortable. When you don’t feel it, you have to inspire a group of people to go there and get the job done. , It’s a difficult job. It’s never something that I’m attracted to. I’m more interested in working with children and things of similar nature. At the professional level, it’s too difficult, because of business, there’s too much Other things to do "Thibs? Noah answered a question with a smile. "Yes, he must be sick." But I love him. I love him. It's great to be here today to participate in this game, because Coach Tibbs and Donovan are two fatherly characters to me, and I have learned a lot from them. Thibs always tells me,'Did you tidy up your house? When Tibbs became the head coach, I might have been with him the longest time. We exercise every day, and these exercises may be the toughest exercises in my life. I've never been so prepared. He always asks me, "Is your house finished?" I didn't know what it meant at the time, and now I am finished, I now understand what it means. This is something that resonates with me every day. Is your house finished? I want my wife, my children, what can I do for them. Basketball has many life lessons. Coach Donovan always tells me to live in the present, live in the present, the next game, the next game. This is just another life lesson in my life. Many lessons. When things are good, never too high, never too low, this has always been my problem. My problem is always like I can't sleep after winning, I'm always too excited. When we lose, I feel frustrated. I am an emotional roller coaster. I now have more stability in that part of my life. But emotionally, it's a lot. Especially today, I saw a lot of familiar faces and people who shared a lot of special time with me. Stay in the moment and don't be bothered by what will happen next. These are the two messages I conveyed from the coach. "

Tom Thibodeau and Joakim Noah are members of the Chicago Bulls.

After watching Noah's game, you know that he left everything on the court.

"I am someone who has had some very good moments in the NBA; I am also someone who has had some very downturns in the NBA," Noah admitted. "I am really happy, I am embarrassed. I felt a lot of emotions in this game."

Despite some gaps, Rose was the closest he was to the elusive champion at his peak.

"I really want to win the championship," Noah said. "That's why I played this game. I think I realized later that I was chasing something that no longer made sense, the sacrifice of becoming a champion. I didn't feel the same way. When my daughter was born (five years ago), when I When my son was born. I was not ready to make these sacrifices like I did when I played for the Bulls. When that happened, when I felt that way, then I knew it was time to leave, and that (2020 season) bubble was too ; That bubble is terrible. You can have it."

"The energy of this place (United Center) brought out my crazy side," Noah admitted. "In this building, sometimes I can't feel my legs when running around on the court. This is my hype. You can't replicate these feelings in anything else in life. That kind of adrenaline. . Even though I’m just driving in Ogden and turning left now, I’m still, “Oh my God. "These feelings are hard to describe. I think it’s really lucky to have eight or nine years. It’s really special. It’s very powerful. I’m a person with a lot of experience. I hope I can share with the younger generation, keep calm, and keep calm. calm."

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