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Joakim Noah is a former professional basketball player, born in New York on the 25th of February, 1985. He played college basketball at the University of Florida, was drafted ninth overall by the Chicago Bulls in 2007, and became a two-time NBA All-Star, an All-NBA First Team selection, and the 2014 NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
Joakim Noah's father is Yannick Noah, a French singer and former world number three tennis player who won the French Open in 1983. His mother is Cécilia Rodhe, who held the title of Miss Sweden and finished as fourth runner-up at the 1978 Miss Universe pageant.
Joakim Noah played college basketball for the Florida Gators under coach Billy Donovan from 2004 to 2007. He helped Florida win back-to-back NCAA Division I men's basketball championships in 2006 and 2007, and was named Most Outstanding Player of the 2006 Final Four.
Joakim Noah won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award on the 21st of April, 2014. He was the second Chicago Bull to win it, after Michael Jordan, and the first Frenchman ever to receive the honor.
Joakim Noah was suspended 20 games without pay in March 2017 after testing positive for LGD-4033, a selective androgen receptor modulator, under the NBA's anti-drug policy. He said the substance had come from a supplement he was taking to treat his injuries.
Joakim Noah played for the France national basketball team, despite holding citizenship in France, the United States and Sweden. He made his debut for France on the 24th of July, 2009, in a friendly against Austria, and later competed at EuroBasket 2011.