LA Clippers center Joakim Noah says he doesn't take this opportunity with his new team for granted.
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00:00Joakim Noah knows there are no handouts in the NBA and that he wouldn't be with the
00:04L.A. Clippers right now if it hadn't been for all this hard work. On a
00:07Carbon School of the Portals on Saturday afternoon, Noah discussed the process in
00:10which he managed to make a return to the NBA. You've ever suffered your freak
00:13injury last September. He discussed how he had a freak accident with his Achilles
00:17where he cut it and he told himself that's just not how he wanted to end his
00:20career. So Noah said that the day after his surgery he was in the gym working
00:25out the hub of making this L.A. Clippers team. So he knew he didn't keep on
00:29training. If he got a call from the Clippers and he wasn't ready, he said he would
00:32regret it for the rest of his life. So he says now that being interested to win a
00:35championship, it's not something takes for granted.
00:37Noah also added that the Clippers quote gives him hope and that this is a class
00:41organization that he's happy to be a part of. The veteran big has become a journeyman
00:45in recent years. Clippers will be his third team in three different seasons.
00:48That said, the 35 year old still brings a lot to the table, will be a solid
00:52contributor both on and off the court for L.A. He's received plenty of praise
00:55from coach Doc Rivers who specifically mentioned his high energy and basketball
00:59IQ. He also believes that bringing him in will be fantastic for if he beats the
01:03Zubats who continue to develop in a major way underneath Noah. The former
01:07defensive player of the year now has a lot of time on the floor once the season picks back up in
01:10Orlando, but there's certainly an opportunity for him to play. Having that
01:13physical seven-footer on the roster will be great for the Clippers if they find
01:16themselves struggling with matchups. He's also a solid opponent to rely on if he
01:20beats the Zubats or Montrezl Harrell get into foul trouble in important games.
01:23Not only is Noah a happy member of the franchise, but it sounds as though he
01:27would do anything to ensure he spends the rest of his career here.