The Blues begin without Noah.

Joakim Noah had to return to Chicago and will miss the stage from Pau .

 

The France team begins its training camp at Euro 2011 on Wednesday without Pau Joakim Noah returned to Chicago to take stock of an old injury detected last week. The duration of his absence is not yet known.

 

Noah caught by injury:
Vincent Collet was probably best to perfect the course of preparation for Euro 2011 (August 31 to September 18) as the Blues begin Wednesday in Pau. Already deprived of injury and Rodrigue Beaubois Mickaël PietrasBut also Yannick Bokolo (personal reasons), the national coach can now worry about the presence or absence of Joakim Noah, convened for the first time in his career in the France team for the rest of the summer . "Medical examinations of Joakim Noah, made in Paris last week, the medical staff of the Team of France highlighted the legacy of an old injury dating back three months. Seamlessly the FFBB sent the items to his club and his agent. The latter wanted to read the situation and take stock in Chicago with the player"Alerted the French federation of basketball Tuesday night in a statement.

The Bulls pivot is returned to the United States and, at present, impossible to know when he comes back, or even if he will return. Because of the lockout, the son of Yannick can be treated by the medical staff of the Bulls and his agent, Donald Dell, could decide not to take any risks with the right ankle of his protégé, moved in late March against Philadelphia. The French Federation, which also announced on Tuesday that the problem of insurance of NBA players had been paid, is also intended prudent contract with the Bulls Noah weighs in fact $ 60 million over five years. She has already put all the chances to see his side return to the former Gator in preparation by offering "a rehabilitation protocol to treat as soon as possible for the player it can be operational with the Blues as soon as possible."It is up to Crawford Palmer, responsible for relations with the NBA and now in Illinois with Noah, his agent to convince of the merits of this protocol. 

A mere inconvenience?
What Jean-Pierre Siutat does not seem to doubt for a moment. This Tuesday at Bordeaux to attend the charity match organized by Boris Diaw, the president of the FFBB assured of RMC that "Joakim Noah will miss the two friendlies against Canada (Editor's note: July 26 and 27) but should be back after. 'Even optimism on the part of Boris Diaw, one of the captains of the team drive in France with Tony Parker. "I know it has to do further tests to find out where he stands. In my opinion, his absence is temporary"Confided the player Charlotte. Vincent Collet and the team of France must also hope that the return of Noah in the United States is a mere inconvenience.