Joakim Noah accepted a deferred prosecution agreement Wednesday for his Sunday arrest on misdemeanor drug and alcohol charges, according to the state’s attorney office in Gainesville, Fla.
Under the agreement’s terms, the charges will be dropped if Noah pays $200 in fines and avoids additional incidents during a six-month probation.
“I spoke to him,” Bulls general manager John Paxson said. “He knows he made a mistake. I obviously am always concerned with how these things reflect on the organization. That’s what is disappointing to me. I told him these are things you better learn from and better not happen again. He was very apologetic.”
Noah also must pay $206 in traffic fines after being pulled over later Sunday and issued citations for driving on a suspended license and not wearing a seat belt.
