LeBron James attracts many pests, but Joakim Noah might be the best player to ever beef with him

The Chicago Bulls were really good for a little while there. With Joakim Noah, Derrick Rose, and Luol Deng leading the way, the Bulls had some elite seasons ... like, better than whichever team LeBron James was on at the time. But in every instance, Noah's Bulls ran into LeBron on one of his many runs to the NBA Finals.

Like so many other LeBron victims, Noah developed a beef with The King. What made his unique? Well, for one, he was a much better player in his prime than some other irritants. And besides that, Noah's personality is distinct: Annoying, yet sensitive; prone to dishing out disrespect, but also liable to react when disrespected. All that adds up to several playoff runs full of grappling, bickering, and trash-talking the city of Cleveland. It's a pretty good beef.

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[jayvilla]

That early 2010s Bulls team was legit, shame that it fell apart due to injuries

[JoshuaD.Howard]

“I mean, I never heard anybody say I’m going to Cleveland on vacation” 🤣🤣

[ivaneurope]

Beef History: Dwight Howard vs Kobe Bryant

[lucwijngaard]

They have one thing in common, *KG hated them both*

[Kotoamatsukami_]

Next beef from the past : Ben Simmons and the 3-pts line

[cookieboy]

Joakim Noah was a "love him on your team, hate him otherwise guy" for sure...


Except on the Knicks, we just hated him

[laflame]

Beef History: China vs. The Houston Rockets of the 2010s

[MattyIce-yxxl]

After Garnett told Noah to STFU during free throws while Noah was a rookie after Noah said he admired KG, peace was never an option

[ryanscott]

Beef history: Bill Laimbeer vs. Basic Human Decency.

[kiteracer]

I was at that Bulls win that cut the Heat’s win streak. Nate Robinson was on fire!

[ColDPalmer-xn]

Beef History: The Substitute teachers vs. the class clown

[WhelmedButReady]

As a die-hard Bulls fan. We loved Joakim Noah to death. Our rivalry with Lebron and his teams was the highlight of each season this decade for the Bulls. We never beat him but it was definitely the best of times

[delloffthewall]

Beef History: Scottie Pippen vs Charles Barkley

[JW-mrmh]

For real though, who has said "I'm going to vacation in Cleveland"

[ooggabooga]

"They're Hollywood as hell" 😂😂

[nohbuddy]

Beef History: Upton Sinclair vs Meat Packing Industry

[oldmanwaterfall]

LeBron getting serious: "did he?"

[loganknox]

I feel bad for Noah, dude was on of tue best in his field and just fell off because of his injuries

[lesslikley]

Beef history: LeBron vs the entire eastern playoffs

[jacksondoll]

Beef history: Antonio Brown and the NFL