Joakim Noah apologizes for throwing ball at referee

Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah issued an apology on Sunday to the officiating crew after he was ejected during the team's win over the Toronto Raptors Saturday night for throwing the ball in the direction of referee Derrick Collins.

“I just want to apologize to the referee,” Noah said, per ESPNChicago.com. “That was wrong. I was frustrated at the call and I overreacted."

Noah was was tagged for a foul in the second quarter and received a technical for his reaction to the call. He threw the ball toward Collins after the technical call and was immediately ejected. Noah is unsure whether he will be fined or suspended for his actions.

"I don't know what's going to happen about that," Noah said. "But I just want to apologize to the ref."

Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau doesn’t believe Noah should be suspended. He did say that he and Noah have discussed the incident.

"We handle that stuff internally," Thibodeau said, according to ESPN. "It was some frustration on his part, but he'll be fine."