Joakim Noah tends to elicit extreme reactions. His wild on-court demeanor, relentless energy, and tendency to blurt his true feelings to reporters as opposed to uttering canned clichés makes him an unpopular figure in some places.
Miami is clearly one of those places, judging from the reception he got from Heat fan Filomena Tobias, whose image has been plastered all over the internet flipping Noah the bird following his ejection in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Noah was kicked out of the game because of technical fouls; the Bulls had six in the game while nine technical fouls were called on the two teams combined. It's not uncommon for fans to jeer opposing players on their way out, but this was no ordinary jeer and Tobias is apparently no ordinary Heat fan.
According to reports, Tobias has had four husbands, and has been accused of murdering the fourth one, former CNBC commentator Seth Tobias. Seth's brothers accused Filomena of drugging her husband's drink and luring him into the pool, where he eventually drowned to death, according to a 2007 New York Times article. Seth's assistant claimed Filomena confessed to her that she convinced him to go to the pool by telling him he could have sex with a male go-go dancer named Tiger. Seth was allegedly addled by cocaine at the time. Filomena never faced criminal charges in his death.
Other bizarre tidbits about her life have been unearthed since she finger cursed Noah. One tale involving Filomena was relayed in a Deadspin.com article told of a time when she left her seat at a Palm Beach restaurant to move over to Seth and suck his nose, believing that he had done cocaine.
Others familiar with the couple have said she would sometimes show up at Seth's office demanding money, one time saying "Give me 15,000 f---ing dollars!"
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