Chicago Bulls centre Joakim Noah has responded to the fans who believe that the team should tank games in order to slide into the NBA draft lottery.

With Derrick Rose injured and the Bulls trading Luol Deng, the management have decided to make changes to the roster for the future.

"I don't say nothing to those fans. It's all good. You're allowed to have your opinion. It's just that's not a real fan to me. You want your team to lose? What is that? But it's all good," ESPN quotes him as saying.

The Bulls have won nine of their past 12 games, including four of five since Deng left, and are a game back of the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference.

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Sumeet Paul