Joakim Noah feels better, not cleared to return to Bulls after surgery
Derrick Rose is not the only member of the Chicago Bulls with questions surrounding his health as they prepare for the start of the 2014-2015 season. Defensive player of the year and All-NBA first team center Joakim Noah had offseason knee injury and is taking a cautious approach back.
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Noah had knee surgery in May to clean out his ailing knee that had been bothering him at the end of the season and was given a timetable of 8-12 weeks before he would be back to full health.
It has almost been 16 weeks since Noah had the surgery but he has yet to medically cleared to return to basketball, but his rehab has gone great, according to Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau, via K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune.
Noah told the media at Bulld media day on Monday that he feels much better now than he did prior to the surgery and admits he has to be smart and not try to do too much in his recovery.
Noah: "I worked really hard to get my leg as strong as possible. I’m hoping there are no limitations. But I have to be a little cautious."
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) September 29, 2014
Noah on his knee: "I felt terrible at the end of the year. And I feel better now."
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) September 29, 2014
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