Joakim Noah didn't hold back when talking about Knicks teammate Derrick Rose and his victory in court.
Rose had been in Los Angeles for weeks because of an ongoing civil trial based on rape allegations against him by an unidentified ex-girlfriend, something Noah indicated was a scam.
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“It’s a blessing to have him come back — it’s great the truth came out,’’ Noah said, via the New York Post. “We didn’t have a point guard for all of preseason. All because of a girl who was trying to make money off my friends. … [It] is just wack.”
A jury found Wednesday that Rose and two other men were not liable in a 2013 incident in which Rose's ex-girlfriend claimed he and the two friends raped her in Los Angeles. She was suing Rose for $21 million.
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“We spent a lot of time working out together over the summer,’’ Noah said. “He was in great spirits, but you could tell, having something like that is heavy.’’
Rose and Noah joined the Knicks in the offseason, with Noah signing a four-year free-agent contract and Rose being traded in June.
The two played together in Chicago from 2008-16.