Article: Bulls coach defends Noah

CHICAGO -- Chicago Bulls interim coach Jim Boylan said Friday that rookie Joakim Noah's verbal exchange with teammate Ben Wallace is not a big deal and could bring the struggling team closer.

"I think any time you face adversity you find out the true character of the people you're associated with. I'm very pleased with the way our guys handled that controversy," Boylan said after the team's morning shootaround in suburban Deerfield.

Noah, who led Florida to back-to-back NCAA championships before the Bulls took him with their first-round pick, directed a verbal outburst at assistant coach Ron Adams during a shootaround last Friday and was suspended for that night's game in Philadelphia.

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