LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. - Mayroong mga madamdaming bahagi at ilang nakakatawang istorya sa pagtanggap ni Joakim Noah sa kanyang NBA Defensive Player of the Year award.
Ginunita ng Chicago Bulls' center ang matinding workÂout kay coach Tom Thibodeau.
“I told Thibs, 'If we weren't winning games, I would really, really hate you,'†ani Noah. “And he said, 'Trust me, Jo, I feel the same way about you.'â€
Natawa si Noah at maging si Thibodeau.
Tumanggap si Noah ng 100 sa posibleng 125 first-place votes buhat sa panel ng mga sportswriters at broadÂcasters para makakolekta ng 555 points.
Tinalo ni Noah para sa NBA Defensive Player of the Year award sina Roy Hibbert (166 points, eight first-place votes) ng Indiana Pacers at Los Angeles ClipÂpers' slotman DeAndre Jordan (121 points, eight first-place votes).