Joakim Noah, player of basketball NBA of Chicago, and sons of the former champion of Yannick Noah tennis, officially became French citizen, one learned Thursday August 9.
On the same subject IN the HEBDO: "Militant basketball player", by Serge Raffy (08/02/07) IN the HEBDO: "Parker, child of the ball", by Philippe Gavi (15/09/05) Joakim Noah, 22 years, was born in New York, but lived a few years in France after the divorce of his/her parents. It then followed his mother to the United States, where it passed all its adolescence.
It had already the American and Swedish dual nationality and wished to acquire the nationality of his father to be able, inter alia, to play one day in the team of France of basketball.
Joakim Noah was selected on June 28 in 9th position by Chicago bulldozers in draft NBA and will be the 8th French to evolve/move in the American championship.
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