Noah Is A Bit of Pain

The first stop Joakim Noah made when he arrived in Chicago was the office of Brian Cole, the Bulls' team physician. Cole examined Noah's right rotator cuff, which was injured Feb. 21 during Florida's victory over South Carolina that clinched the Southeastern Conference regular-season title. An MRI taken late last season was fully disclosed to all NBA teams during the predraft camp in June. ''I'm in a little bit of pain right now, and it's something that's been bothering me for a long time,'' said Noah, whom the Bulls drafted last week with the ninth pick of the first round. ''It's something I definitely want to get back to 100 percent before the season.''