5 BOROUGH SPORTS

This is why Jo is great. Just when the NBA starts advertising why it’s inappropriate to use anti-gay slurs, Joakim just goes out and calls a dude a “f****t.” Just another classic example of why you never fuck with Joakim. He’s a loose cannon. You never know what he’s going to say or do next. During a press conference, he might call out Cleveland as being the worst city on the planet or he might start break into a free-style dance. You never know. So in this case with Jo’s antigay slurs, this shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Joakim just reacts to the situation.

To defend Jo, the fan apparently said some horrific comments to him. If a fan ever said the wrong thing to me, who knows if I would’ve let my emotions get the best of me? Maybe I would’ve pulled a Ron Artest? Also in defense of Joakim, he had no idea the camera was on him. I’m pretty sure if he knew the camera’s were rolling, he would’ve stayed quiet. Overall, it’s very unfortunate that Noah was filmed saying this antigay slur and was fined $50,000 by the league. Let’s hope Noah doesn’t pick up two fouls in the first five minutes of the game so Chicago can bounce back against Miami in Game 4.

A picture of Joakim during his time at Poly Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn, NY. While there, he was coached by the legendary Bill McNally.

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