Hey, Miami Heat fan: How do you feel about Joakim Noah, the Chicago Bulls center who just got ejected for arguing with a referee early in the fourth quarter of Game 2 on Wednesday night?
Neat. (Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports/BDL Illustration)
Oh, OK, cool.
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Two nights after the Bulls bested the Heat in one of the most remarkable wins of the NBA season, Miami handed Chicago the worst loss in Bulls franchise history, a nasty, physical 37-point drubbing that featured nine technical fouls and ejections for Bulls reserve Taj Gibson and All-Star center Noah.
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Check out video of the ejections, plus Noah's postgame reaction, after the jump.
After the game, Noah took responsibility for the actions that got him the gate:
Joakim Noah says he deserved to be ejected: "I just wanted to let the referee know how I felt about the game."
— Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) May 9, 2013
And he also offered a pitch-perfect description of the Bulls' emotional state throughout Game 2:
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Joakim Noah characterized the Bulls' composure as such: "not being very zen." — Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) May 9, 2013
Seems like there was a lot of that going around. Even in the stands.
Game 3 tips off at United Center in Chicago at 8 p.m. EDT on Friday.
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