Joakim Noah takes just seconds to cast his mind back and remembers his first time seeing an NBA team. It was 1997, and the Chicago Bulls were in Paris for the McDonald's Championship, a tournament that brought together the best teams from various parts of the world to face off against each other. The tickets had been bought by his dad, Yannick, a French tennis hero who little over 10 years earlier had become the first Frenchman in 37 years to win the French Open at Roland Garros. What the Noahs did not realise was they were witnessing the beginning of what would become The Last Dance and the most famous season in Bulls' history.
The NBA's long and winding road back to Paris
