Joakim Noah’s Fiancé is Back for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

Joakim Noah’s NBA career is officially over, he recently decided to call it quits on his career. Which means he’ll have way more time to spend with his supermdodel fiancé.

13-year NBA center Joakim Noah — a two-time All-Star and former Defensive Player of the Year winner — is effectively retiring from basketball, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

Plan is for the longtime Chicago star to eventually retire as a Bull.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 1, 2021

Noah became engaged to Victoria’s Secret model Lais Ribeiro in September 2019 at Burning Man.

Now Lais is back in this year’s SI Swimsuit edition. SI  made the announcement earlier today:

Via SI Swimsuit:

SI Swimsuit Favorite Lais Ribeiro is Back! Lais has an aura of effortlessness around her that acts as a magnetic force, making it difficult to look away. She is gorgeous, and on top of that, she is an incredibly hard-working mother whose energy brings so much joy to those around her. She uses her platform to spread awareness around autism and what it’s like to be a mother of an autistic son. If there is one thing we can do as a brand, it’s to empower individuals to speak up for what they are passionate about and Lais uses her reach and influence to do just that. Creating another outlet for Lais to share her message and celebrate her, for us, is a no brainer.

SI Swimsuit Favorite Lais Ribeiro is Back! https://t.co/In8RNflTHJ pic.twitter.com/7GigLNYTYT

— Maui Kitten Beachwear (@maui_kitten) March 11, 2021

Lais took to IG to share the news:

Joakim is one lucky retiree.

Good to see his fiancé back in the SI Swimsuit issue.

She’s a real OG.  Check out more of Noah’s better half below:

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