Joakim Noah said whoever leaked a story about his Tuesday confrontation with Ben Wallace in the Bulls' locker room is dividing the team. Noah, speaking on WSCR-AM (670), denied a confrontation took place.

Two newspapers reported Noah and Wallace had to be separated by Luol Deng in the visiting locker room in Orlando. The clash apparently was sparked by the antics of Wallace during the Bulls' loss to the Magic. At one point, with the Bulls losing by 28, television cameras picked up Wallace laughing on the bench.

"You know what makes me mad, that somebody actually said and told you guys that there was a situation," Noah told WSCR's Mike North from the Bulls' team hotel in Miami, where they play tonight. "That's what makes me mad. That's the only reason why I'm doing this right now. Otherwise I wouldn't be doing it."

"For people to say we've had a clash ... this is the kind of stuff that divides a team. You guys write these stories and hype things up. It's crazy."