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Report: Joakim Noah Expected to Officially Retire From Basketball

Two-time All Star and former Defensive Player of the Year Joakim Noah is expected to officially retire from the NBA, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania.

Noah, 36, is reportedly planning on retiring as a member of the Bulls—the team that drafted him and where he spent the bulk of his career.

Noah was drafted No. 9 in the in the 2007 NBA draft after a standout career with Florida, where he won back-to-back NCAA championships in 2006 and 2007.

With the Bulls, the center filled in as the team's lead rim protector and top defensive player.