Joakim Noah

Um, I got kicked off the Knicks.

Um, you know, I got into it with the coach and, um, I got suspended for drugs.

You know, that's all like really heavy stuff on a, in a really, really public platform.

But I was able to, and I, when I got kicked off the Knicks, it was February.

I didn't make a team.

I didn't make a team until November.

So for six months I was free.

I was getting paid a lot of money and I was free to figure this out for myself.

And, um, it was deep, man.

You know, I, I traveled, I went to, I did ayahuasca therapy.

I mean, I just, I went all in and, um,

I trained every day by myself.

It was not a coach telling me practices at this time, you know, no, I got a trainer, um,

I went to go work out at Laird and Gabby's every day, sauna, ice, whatever I could find to help me get to where I needed to go.

And you know what?

In November, when I signed with the Memphis Grizzlies, I went by myself and I was coming off the bench.

It was a completely different situation.

Atmosphere, different vibe.

And, you know, I'm really proud of that because I came back from from a long, long, dark journey.

And I was able to appreciate the game and just being out there and enjoying my 15 minutes a night.