I secretly hoped he would backslap her... But proud he rose above that

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On May 10, 2013, at 11:17 AM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote:

> Only in Miami. Little known fact:  she used to be a Hurricanes fan.
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> Jupiter woman who gave Chicago Bulls’ Joakim Noah the middle finger is widow 
> of drowned CNBC commentator
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> Steve Mitchell
> Jupiter’s Filomena (Phyllis) Tobias gives Bulls center Joakim Noah a piece of 
> her mind (and more) after Noah was ejected late in Game 2 of the Eastern 
> Conference semifinals against the Heat at the AmericanAirlines Arenaon 
> Wednesday night. This image became an internet sensation Thursday. (Steve 
> Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports)
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> Chicago Bulls vs Miami Heat 5-8-2013
> Ethan Skolnick: Expect Chicago — the city and the team — to be ready for 
> Miami Heat in Game 3
> Dave George: Playing in Chicago not exactly homey feeling for Dwyane Wade
> By Tom D'Angelo
> Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
> CHICAGO — The Miami Heat fan who became an Internet sensation Thursday with 
> an obscene gesture aimed at Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah had already had 
> her bout with notoriety.
> Filomena (Phyllis) Tobias, a Jupiter resident, was photographed Wednesday 
> nightleaning over the rail from her seat behind the Bulls bench, her mouth 
> open and her right middle finger extended inches from Noah’s face.
> The incident occurred early in the fourth quarter after Noah picked up his 
> second technical foul in the Heat’s 115-78 victory that evened the Eastern 
> Conference semifinals at 1-1.
> Tobias’ fourth husband, investment manager and CNBC commentator Seth Tobias, 
> drowned Sept. 4, 2007, in the pool in the back yard of the couple’s $5 
> million, 6,700-square-foot mansion in the Bear’s Club. He was 44.
> During the struggle over Seth Tobias’ estate, Phyllis Tobias was accused of 
> murdering her husband by his brothers, who claimed in a civil complaint that 
> she drugged him before luring him into the pool.
> But after a five-month investigation Jupiter police found no evidence of foul 
> play and cleared Phyllis of any suspicion. A settlement was reached three 
> months ago that divided the $25 million estate between Phyllis Tobias and 
> Seth Tobias’ brothers, Samuel and Spence.
> Phyllis Tobias, 47, and her family are Heat season-ticket holders.
> “Every team loves their fans to get involved. When you get to that point, 
> though, that’s not what we like to deal with,” Heat guard Dwyane Wade said 
> Thursday of the Noah incident. “At the end of the day we’re all human. We’re 
> regular people just like you. It’s unfortunate. We just want to ask our fans 
> to cheer for us and to boo them when they come here and all that, but stay 
> first class here around Miami.”
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