NEW YORK, (Reuters) – He may descend from sports royalty and the glamour of a famous father and a beauty queen mother, but Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah is not shying away from the dirty work in pursuit of an NBA title.
The 6-foot-11 (2.11 m) Noah, son of 1983 French Open champion Yannick Noah and Cecilia Rodhe, Miss Sweden 1978, is a pivotal cog in top-seeded Chicago’s blueprint for success in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat.
League Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose may direct the team’s offense with sensational verve, but defense is the Bulls’ bottom line,
