F/C Joakim Noah returned to action Monday against the Wizards after missing nine games with a left shoulder sprain. He didn't score and had nine rebounds.

PF/C Joakim Noah returned to action Monday against the Wizards after missing nine games with a left shoulder sprain.

C Joakim Noah, who didn't make the trip, missed his ninth straight game on Saturday night because of a left shoulder sprain, but could be back as early as the Bulls' next game in Chicago against Washington. "Hopefully we'll get him back on Monday," coach Fred Hoiberg said. "The biggest thing with him is getting through a live practice (on Sunday)."

C Joakim Noah missed his eighth game with a left shoulder sprain and ninth game of the season. Chicago coach Fred Hoiberg said Noah needs to experience contact in practice before returning, and could do that soon.

C Joakim Noah missed his seventh consecutive game due to a left shoulder sprain.

F Joakim Noah (left shoulder) did not play Sunday and will be re-evaluated Monday.

C Joakim Noah missed his fifth consecutive game on Friday night because of a left shoulder sprain.

C Joakim Noah missed his third consecutive game because of a left shoulder sprain. Noah took jump shots during Chicago's Monday morning shootaround but did not participate in contact drills. He will be re-evaluated next week.

C Joakim Noah, C Pau Gasol and F Taj Gibson could be on the trading block, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Thursday. None of the three players is tied to the team long-term. Noah is set to be a free agent following the season, and Gasol could become a free agent next summer if he declines a player option. Gibson is signed through the 2016-17 season.Noah, 30, sustained a minor tear in his left shoulder this week, and he is expected to be sidelined two to four weeks. He is averaging 4.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists 22.3 minutes per game this season. From 2009-10 through 2013-14, Noah averaged a double-double in points and rebounds.

C Joakim Noah will be sidelined at least two weeks after spraining his left shoulder Monday night.Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said Tuesday that Noah would be re-evaluated in two weeks. Noah sustained the injury when he became tangled up with Nets cetner Andrea Bargnani.Noah has been used off the bench this season and appeared to be starting to adjust to his role when the injury occurred. On Saturday against the Knicks, Noah scored a season-best 21 points and added 10 rebounds in 29 minutes. The nine-year veteran is averaging a career-low 4.5 points per game and shooting 40.4 percent from the field this season.

C Joakim Noah left with a left shoulder sprain in the third quarter and didn't return. He'll be evaluated Tuesday, coach Fred Hoiberg said.Noah had four points, eight rebounds and eight assists.

C Joakim Noah made his first start at center for Chicago and scored a season-high 21 points.He started while Pau Gasol rested after playing 48 minutes in Friday's four-overtime loss.

C Joakim Noah contributed five points, 15 rebounds, eight assists and two blocks off the bench in the Bulls' win over the 76ers.

C Joakim Noah finished with 10 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots Saturday.

C Jaokim Noah and G Derrick Rose were at the bottom of the league as the two worst shooters from inside the restricted area, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Of the 146 players who had taken at least 50 shots from that inside the arc under the basket, Noah was last at 40 percent.

C Joakim Noah had nine points and 11 rebounds off the bench for the Bulls Wednesday.

C Joakim Noah pulled down a season-high 18 rebounds, including 11 on the defensive end, on Friday. "This was an important game for us, especially with the way we played the last time we played this team. We showed some character tonight."

C Joakim Noah (knee soreness) played Friday night after missing one game because of the issue.

F Joakim Noah felt left knee soreness during warm-ups, and he didn't play Monday. It was a precautionary measure, coach Fred Hoiberg said.Noah will undergo further evaluation on his sore left knee Tuesday in Chicago, according to Hoiberg, though Hoiberg does not believe Noah will need to undergo an MRI.

C/F Joakim Noah helped current Thunder coach Billy Donovan win two NCAA national championships at Florida. "I love the guy," Donovan said. "I think a lot of people see the floppy hair, the chest bumping and the passion, but I don't think people, a lot of times, really get a chance to see him in a locker room. He's one of the greatest teammates I've ever had a chance to coach."