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CLEVELAND, OH - MAY 6: Joakim Noah #13 of the Chicago Bulls stands on the court during a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2015 NBA Playoffs on May 6, 2015 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - MAY 6: Joakim Noah #13 of the Chicago Bulls stands on the court during a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2015 NBA Playoffs on May 6, 2015 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty Images

Joakim Noah Fined $25,000 for Pushing a Fan in Game 2 vs. Cavs

Joseph ZuckerMay 8, 2015

The NBA fined Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah $25,000 after his interaction with a fan following the Bulls' Game 2 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, per K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune.

Steven Ray posted a video of the slight shove that earned Noah his fine:

ESPN's J.A. Adande compared Noah's punishment to how the NBA handled Matt Barnes after the Los Angeles Clippers forward said some allegedly disparaging words to James Harden's mother during a game earlier in the week:

Noah earns a little over $12 million this year, so a $25,000 fine is a drop in the bucket financially. The infraction warranting the fine was rather innocuous, so the league likely felt a stiff reprimand wasn't necessary.

The next time Noah steps into Quicken Loans Arena, though, Cavs fans won't hesitate to try to get under his skin.

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