Yannick Noah downplays Joakim's arrest

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Joakim Noah is (not) Full of Surprises
Published 5/27/2008 at JoeSportsFan.com
... The marijuana possession isn't exactly surprising, considering Noah plays in the NBA and father Yannick admitted in 1981 that he smoked ganja-green prior to tennis matches.  To think that the guy over there smoked pot is truly earth-shattering.  For the record, Yannick doesn't understand what "all the fuss is about".  ...

Yannick Noah downplays his son's recent arrest. ...
Published 5/28/2008 by Rick Chandler at Deadspin
Yannick Noah downplays his son's recent arrest. And you know, he kind of has a point. [USA Today] ...

05.27.08 Fast Breaks
Published 5/28/2008 by rtmsf at Rush the Court
... supplying OJ Mayo with money through street agent urchin Rodney Guillory, as Mayo has “restructured” his inner circle by parting ways with his BDA agent, Calvin Andrews. Will the Class of 2008 produce far fewer 1-and-dones than the last two years? We always thought there was something bizarre about the NCAA F4 ticket-request process. Looks like we weren’t the only ones. We’ll end with Joakim Noah’s completely unsurprising evening in Gainesville Saturday night. ...