<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-taj-gibson-fires-nsfw-tom-thibodeau-message-after-knicks-firing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Taj Gibson fires NSFW Tom Thibodeau message after Knicks firing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Knicks-head-coach-Tom-Thibodeau-talks-with-forward-Taj-Gibson-67.jpg"><figcaption>© Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Taj Gibson fires NSFW Tom Thibodeau message after Knicks firing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-04T21:25:56-07:00">June 4th, 9:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-04T21:25:56-07:00">June 4th, 9:25pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In the aftermath of their Eastern Conference Finals loss to the Indiana Pacers, the New York Knicks front office decided to go a different direction on the coaching front, relieving Tom Thibodeau of his duties after five years at the helm. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-leon-rose-reason-firing-tom-thibodeau">Knicks president Leon Rose justified this decision</a> by essentially saying that they do not believe that Thibodeau is the right man to take them to the championship level.</p><p>Whatever the case may be, one thing’s for sure: Thibodeau turned around the Knicks and instilled a winning culture in the Big Apple. They made the playoffs four times in five seasons under Thibodeau, and they have a pathway to sustained success even if they kept him for the next few seasons.</p><p>And one of Thibodeau’s favorite former players, Taj Gibson, showed that he has his former head coach’s back by <a href="https://twitter.com/jon_greenberg/status/1930456053797306710" rel="noopener">firing a defiant message</a> in support of the recently fired Knicks coach.</p><p>“Charge it to the game!!! Proud of Thibs, through all the bulls**t!! Never pointed fingers, just worked and worked!!! [Too] many bad takes!!! But hey, it’s the 😎 business!!! Accountability!!!” Gibson wrote as the caption on his Instagram story of a picture of him and Thibodeau.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Taj is Thibs’ ride or die. <a href="https://t.co/F8WZ8NIKX6">pic.twitter.com/F8WZ8NIKX6</a></p><p>— jon greenberg (@jon_greenberg) <a href="https://twitter.com/jon_greenberg/status/1930456053797306710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-taj-gibson-responds-to-critics-of-tom-thibodeau-as-new-york-rumors-swirl">Gibson has believed in Thibodeau</a> since day one, and it’s thanks in large part to how much of Gibson’s best was brought out by his former head coach. It was Thibodeau who coached Gibson when he began his career with the Chicago Bulls, Gibson decided to sign with the Thibs-coached Minnesota Timberwolves in 2017, and then Thibodeau followed him to New York in 2020.</p><p>Thibodeau’s coaching style may not be for anyone, but it’s clear that he has many players in his corner who recognize just how much value he brings to the table as a team’s head coach.</p><h2>An ode to Tom Thibodeau’s successful Knicks stint</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Knicks-Karl-Anthony-Towns-with-Tom-Thibodeau.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Thibodeau has a few coaching tendencies that have made him into a meme. He runs his players into the ground and seems to be very inflexible as a head coach. But he knows how to win, and his presence was very much needed for a Knicks franchise that lost its way for the majority of the 21st century thus far.</p><p>From 2023 to 2025, the Knicks made it past the second round, and every season, they improved. In 2021, not too many expected them to make the playoffs, yet they did as the fourth-seed. And whichever team brings in Thibodeau next will know firsthand that winning is, indeed, a part of his DNA.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Taj Gibson fires NSFW Tom Thibodeau message after Knicks firing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pistons-news-detroit-makes-final-decision-on-taj-gibsons-contract-amid-10-day-deal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pistons make final decision on Taj Gibson’s contract amid 10-day deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Pistons-news-Detroit-makes-final-decision-on-Taj-Gibson-contract-amid-10-day-deal.jpg"></figure><h1>Pistons make final decision on Taj Gibson’s contract amid 10-day deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-15T18:46:13-07:00">March 15th, 6:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-15T18:46:13-07:00">March 15th, 6:46pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is based in Los Angeles and currently covers basketball at every level from NBA/WNBA to men/women college and boys/girls high school.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Pistons are no longer the worst team in the NBA record-wise as they’ve been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-tari-eason-savagely-brings-up-old-kyle-kuzma-quote-after-wizards-demolition" rel="noopener">surpassed by the Washington Wizards</a>. But even during the Pistons <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-cade-cunninghams-true-feelings-on-detroit-beating-raptors-to-end-record-losing-streak" rel="noopener">record-setting losing streak</a>, they were competitive in some of those games. This is a young team in need of veteran leadership and it appears as if the Pistons have partially found an answer on their roster with Taj Gibson. The Pistons <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1768809490235973958" rel="noopener">recently signed</a> Taj Gibson to a rest of the season contract as per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.</p><p>Taj Gibson had been on the Pistons roster on a 1o-day contract although he had not seen any playing time. But it’s his presence on the bench and in the locker room where his true value on the team shines through. Recently, Pistons young big man James Wiseman, who has seen his share of struggles so far in his NBA career, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-james-wiseman-drops-truth-bomb-on-taj-gibsons-impact" rel="noopener">credited Gibson</a> with being a mentor and positive presence.</p><p>A 15-year veteran, Gibson spent an early portion of this season on the New York Knicks roster. He appeared in 16 games for the Knicks including one start at a little over ten minutes per game. He had been averaging only 1.0 points per game and 1.8 rebounds.</p><p>The No. 26 overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, Gibson was originally drafted by the Chicago Bulls. He played about seven and half seasons for the Bulls before being traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder. He also played for the Minnesota Timberwolves making it three different franchises now that he’s played under head coach Tom Thibodeau.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pistons make final decision on Taj Gibson’s contract amid 10-day deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pistons-news-james-wiseman-drops-truth-bomb-on-taj-gibsons-impact');   ga('set', 'title', 'James Wiseman drops truth bomb on Taj Gibson’s impact');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/pistons-news-james-wiseman-drops-truth-bomb-on-taj-gibsons-impact.jpg"></figure><h1>James Wiseman drops truth bomb on Taj Gibson’s impact</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-12T16:45:09-07:00">March 12th, 4:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-12T16:45:09-07:00">March 12th, 4:45pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is based in Los Angeles and currently covers basketball at every level from NBA/WNBA to men/women college and boys/girls high school.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There hasn’t been much for Detroit Pistons fans to cheer about this season. It’s been a struggle, with the team setting a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-cade-cunninghams-humbling-historic-28-game-losing-streak" rel="noopener">not-so great accomplishment</a>. With a losing team, it’s important to have quality veterans in the locker room who can keep the team together and help maintain focus. For James Wiseman, one of the younger guys on the Pistons, <a href="https://twitter.com/Pistons__Talk/status/1767388121698631853" rel="noopener">that role</a> has been filled by veteran big man Taj Gibson as per Bally Sports Detroit.</p><p>“In just a short time, he’s given me a lot of confidence,” Wiseman said. “Just always speaking to me, just always telling me to play my game, play free out there and play with a clear mind.”</p><p>The Pistons signed Taj Gibson to a 10-day contract and it appears as if he’s earned more time on the roster, even if he doesn’t contribute on the court. James Wiseman has solidified the Pistons backup center spot after they traded Marvin Bagley at the trade deadline.</p><p>Gibson has yet to appear in a game for the Pistons, but if he can be a mentor to Wiseman, he’s worth his roster spot. Gibson played briefly for the New York Knicks this season, appearing in 16 games including one start at a little over ten minutes per game. He averaged 1.0 points per game and 1.8 rebounds with splits of 30.4 percent shooting from the field and 100 percent shooting from the free throw line.</p><p>Gibson’s value to a team now lies in his leadership and experience rather than what he can bring on the court.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

James Wiseman drops truth bomb on Taj Gibson’s impact

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pistons-news-bulls-knicks-taj-gibson-detroit-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ex-Bulls, Knicks big man Taj Gibson lands Pistons contract');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Ex-Bulls-Knicks-big-man-Taj-Gibson-lands-Detroit-contract.jpg"></figure><h1>Ex-Bulls, Knicks big man Taj Gibson lands Pistons contract</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-06T06:56:12-08:00">March 6th, 6:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-06T06:56:12-08:00">March 6th, 6:56am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Veteran big man Taj Gibson has <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1765384088175743238" rel="noopener">reportedly agreed</a> to a 10-day contract with the Detroit Pistons, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Gibson, 38, enjoyed some of his best seasons with the Chicago Bulls, but most recently played for the New York Knicks.</p><p>Gibson played in Chicago from 2009-10 until the 2016-17 season. He emerged as a reliable rebounder who could also score at a respectable rate in the post. Gibson has since played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves, Washington Wizards, and the Knicks.</p><p>Gibson first joined New York in 2019-20 and played with with the Knicks until 2021-22. He joined the Washington Wizards for the 2022-23 season. In 2023-24, it was not clear what Gibson’s NBA future had in store. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-new-york-fans-disbelief-taj-gibson-inks-10-day-contract" rel="noopener">He ultimately signed</a> a 10-day contract with New York in January of 2024 after previously spending time with the team earlier in the season.</p><p>Overall, Gibson averaged just 10.3 minutes per game. He provided important veteran leadership, however. And that is something he can certainly offer the rebuilding Pistons.</p><h2><b>Pistons will benefit from Taj Gibson signing</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-cade-cunningham-admits-reshaping-mindset-2023-24-struggles" rel="noopener">The Pistons have struggled</a> throughout the 2023-24 campaign. Detroit currently holds a 9-52 record, which is tied for the worst record in the NBA with the Washington Wizards.</p><p>Adding a veteran like Gibson should help Detroit’s young roster. The Pistons feature a number of players with potential, and bringing in veterans will benefit the team.</p><p>It remains to be seen how much playing time Gibson will receive. The Pistons obviously want their younger players to receive the majority of minutes. Regardless, Gibson’s overall impact on this Detroit team could end up being immense.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ex-Bulls, Knicks big man Taj Gibson lands Pistons contract

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-taj-gibson-reacts-madison-square-garden-crowd-chant-jazz');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks’ Taj Gibson hilariously reacts to Madison Square Garden crowd’s 3-word chant vs Jazz');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Taj-Gibson-hilariously-reacts-to-Madison-Square-Garden-crowds-3-word-chant-vs-Jazz_50.webp"></figure><h1>Knicks’ Taj Gibson hilariously reacts to Madison Square Garden crowd’s 3-word chant vs Jazz</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-30T21:00:43-08:00">January 30th, 9:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-30T21:00:43-08:00">January 30th, 9:00pm</time><address><a>Peter Sampson</a>Peter Sampson has been covering all things sports (with a focus on the Portland Trail Blazers) for more than a decade, most recently hosting "The Pulse with Peter Sampson" in Afternoon Drive for 750 The Game. Prior to that, he hosted an NBA wrap-up show that aired immediately at the conclusion of every Trail Blazers game. Peter had previous stops at Blazer's Edge and XRAY.FM - where his show "Blazer's Edge Radio" was named "Portland's Best Sports Radio" in the 2017 Willamette Week reader's poll. When he's not telling the stories of your favorite sports team, Peter can be found recording the next garage rock classic in his basement studio, whipping up an authentic Italian meal in the kitchen, or trying to figure out the appeal of Minecraft with his 9-year-old son in the living room.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With power forward Julius Randle set to miss multiple weeks after suffering a dislocated shoulder, the New York Knicks have signed fan favorite Taj Gibson to a10-day contract.</p><p>Even though New York just let him go earlier this month after inking him to a one-year deal, the 38-year-old found himself <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-new-york-fans-disbelief-taj-gibson-inks-10-day-contract" rel="noopener">back again on the roster</a>. It seems like he is the guy the Knicks would call whenever they have an injury.</p><p>As the Knicks took were in the process of beating the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night, fans at Madison Square Garden started a <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1752522744862843361?s=20" rel="noopener">chant for Gibson</a>:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">A "We want Taj" chant breaks out at MSG late in Knicks-Jazz 😅</p><p>Gibson recently signed another 10-day contract with the team.<a href="https://t.co/0eMuDumlhj">pic.twitter.com/0eMuDumlhj</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1752522744862843361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Gibson clearly enjoyed the chant from the MSG faithful, as he was seen laughing on the Knicks bench in the clip.</p><p>Gibson played 10 games for the Knicks this season before getting waived earlier this month. New York brought him after starting center Mitchell Robinson suffered a long-term ankle injury. Gibson played less than 10 minutes per game with averages of 1.4 points and 1.8 rebounds. While he wasn’t a great replacement for the level of defense that Robinson provides, Gibson is a steady veteran who understands the system that is run in New York.</p><p>Of course, Gibson has a long history with Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau. Gibson has played for Thibs with the Chicago Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves, and now multiple times for New York.</p><p>Because of all of the above, Gibson has reached cult-level status among the Madison Square Garden crowd.</p><p>Gibson did appear at the end of the game for the Knicks. He played less than a minute and didn’t record any official statistics.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks’ Taj Gibson hilariously reacts to Madison Square Garden crowd’s 3-word chant vs Jazz

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-new-york-fans-disbelief-taj-gibson-inks-10-day-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks fans in disbelief after Taj Gibson inks 10-day contract');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/New_York_fans_in_disbelief_after_Taj_Gibson_inks_10-day_contract.webp"></figure><h1>Knicks fans in disbelief after Taj Gibson inks 10-day contract</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-30T12:55:17-08:00">January 30th, 12:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-30T12:55:17-08:00">January 30th, 12:55pm</time><address><a>Mike Cruz</a>Mike Cruz is an editorial writer at ClutchPoints, primarily covering the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Knicks won’t have All-Star forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-julius-randle-shoulder-injury-update-optimistic-mri-results">Julius Randle for multiple weeks</a> after he sustained a dislocated shoulder last Saturday. This has led <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-julius-randle-injury-results-taj-gibson-reunion-with-tom-thibodeau">the Knicks to bring back</a> veteran big man Taj Gibson to a 10-day contract, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1752362786393649517">reported</a> on Tuesday. As usual, New York fans always have something to say and this time, they could not believe the move the Knicks made to compensate for Randle’s loss. Gibson’s return to the Knicks sparked some interesting and hilarious reactions around social media.</p><p>One brought out the Klay Thompson <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanBacker_/status/1752363419494240566">introduction clip</a> when he made his long-awaited return to the court after a two-plus year absence. Of course, that has now become a famous meme in the social media space.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Taj Gibson returning to the Knicks every 3 weeks <a href="https://t.co/4M53X1GOwq">pic.twitter.com/4M53X1GOwq</a></p><p>— Dylan Backer (@DylanBacker_) <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanBacker_/status/1752363419494240566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It seems like Gibson and the Knicks are <a href="https://twitter.com/19jms/status/1752363940644893180">inseparable</a> at this point. Even though New York just let him go earlier this month, the 38-year-old found himself back again on the roster. It seems like he is the <a href="https://twitter.com/domtusc02/status/1752366696428343425">de facto guy</a> the Knicks would call whenever they have an injury.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Taj Gibson's arrangement with the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Knicks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Knicks</a>. <a href="https://t.co/8gvEi5tyyS">pic.twitter.com/8gvEi5tyyS</a></p><p>— Chipper (@19jms) <a href="https://twitter.com/19jms/status/1752363940644893180?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">taj gibson everytime the knicks have an injury <a href="https://t.co/wizTt3FZDr">pic.twitter.com/wizTt3FZDr</a></p><p>— Dom Toscano (@domtusc02) <a href="https://twitter.com/domtusc02/status/1752366696428343425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Another compared <a href="https://twitter.com/GHrinyaNBA/status/1752363964871192771">his legacy</a> in New York to that of Udonis Haslem’s with the Miami Heat.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Taj Gibson should have a permanent locker in the Knicks locker room. He's like the Knicks version of Udonis Haslem.</p><p>— Greg Hrinya (@GHrinyaNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/GHrinyaNBA/status/1752363964871192771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Finally, another Knicks fan pointed out the never-ending relationship that Gibson has with head coach Tom Thibodeau. In all of Thibodeau’s stops as a coach, whether it be with the Chicago Bulls, the Minnesota Timberwolves, or the Knicks, Gibson has always wound up playing for him.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tom Thibodeau to Taj Gibson <a href="https://t.co/GHpWNrY9JV">pic.twitter.com/GHpWNrY9JV</a></p><p>— Knicks Union 🗽 (@knicks_union) <a href="https://twitter.com/knicks_union/status/1752363849292845334?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Taj Gibson played 10 games for the Knicks this season before getting waived earlier this month. New York brought him after starting center Mitchell Robinson suffered a long-term ankle injury. Gibson played less than 10 minutes per game with averages of <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gibsota01/gamelog/2024">1.4 points</a> and 1.8 rebounds.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks fans in disbelief after Taj Gibson inks 10-day contract

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-julius-randle-injury-results-taj-gibson-reunion-with-tom-thibodeau');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks: Julius Randle injury results in Taj Gibson reunion with Tom Thibodeau');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/knicks-news-julius-randle-injury-results-in-taj-gibson-reunion-with-tom-thibodeau.webp"></figure><h1>Knicks: Julius Randle injury results in Taj Gibson reunion with Tom Thibodeau</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-30T08:58:50-08:00">January 30th, 8:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-30T08:58:50-08:00">January 30th, 8:58am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Veteran forward Taj Gibson is <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1752362786393649517" rel="noopener">reportedly signing</a> a 10-day contract with the New York Knicks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.</p><p>Taj Gibson had a long history with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/1-player-knicks-must-move-2024-nba-trade-deadline" rel="noopener">Knicks</a> head coach Tom Thibodeau going back to their days together with the Chicago Bulls. Gibson was previously on the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-julius-randle-shoulder-injury-update-optimistic-mri-results" rel="noopener">Knicks</a> this season after Mitchell Robinson suffered an ankle injury that required surgery.</p><p>After the team made a trade for OG Anunoby with the Toronto Raptors, and also acquired another backup center in Precious Achiuwa, Gibson was let go. Now, Julius Randle is hurt and will be out for weeks with a dislocated shoulder. Gibson returns and gives Tom Thibodeau someone to go to in emergency situations off of the bench.</p><p>At this point in his career Gibson should not be expected to contribute much, but he is a good veteran voice, especially on a team coached by Thibodeau. It will be interesting to see if he gets any playing time in this stretch with the team.</p><p>Gibson was on the 2020-2021 Knicks team that made a surprising trip to the playoffs, and he was a veteran leader that helped turn this Knicks team around with Thibodeau after many years of being a bottom-feeder in the NBA.</p><p>Now, the Knicks are fighting for a top three seed in the NBA after a great month of January. They are one of the hottest teams in the league, along with the Cleveland Cavaliers. They will try to withstand this stretch with the injury to Julius Randle, and Gibson is some insurance to help that cause.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks: Julius Randle injury results in Taj Gibson reunion with Tom Thibodeau

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-new-york-makes-taj-gibson-contract-decision-that-has-fans-thinking-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks make Taj Gibson contract decision that has fans thinking trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Knicks_news_New_York_makes_Taj_Gibson_contract_decision_that_has_fans_thinking_trade.webp"></figure><h1>Knicks make Taj Gibson contract decision that has fans thinking trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-07T17:31:16-08:00">January 7th, 5:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-07T17:31:16-08:00">January 7th, 5:31pm</time><address><a>Brian Buyawe</a>Brian Buyawe is a sports aficionado with a passion for basketball, football and Formula One. His hobbies include running, reading and playing in recreational leagues. Back when he was a kid, Brian stumbled upon an old Larry Bird documentary among his family's collection of movies, which made him a lifelong Celtics fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Knicks are in the midst of a winning season. Regardless, this hasn’t stopped them from making moves prior to the trade deadline. After acquiring OG Anunoby a week ago, <a href="https://twitter.com/FredKatz/status/1744107663070249198" rel="noopener">the team waived</a> big man Taj Gibson on Sunday, which means they currently have fourteen players on the roster. The team now has an opportunity to make a two-for-one or three-for-two trade heading into the deadline, as per The Athletic’s Fred Katz.</p><h2>Gibson’s veteran stint amid injuries</h2><p>Gibson and Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau have shared a history since their days in the Chicago Bulls, which is probably why the team acquired the 38-year-old veteran after Mitchell Robinson went down with a season-ending ankle injury. In 10 games with the Knicks, Gibson averaged 1.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per game.</p><p>Already in his 15th season, Taj Gibson’s veteran experience and locker room presence give the Knicks an impact not seen in postgame box scores. However, Father Time is undefeated, and Gibson’s on-court performance is a far cry from his years with Chicago. With Precious Achiuwa coming in and Jericho Simms returning from an injury, Gibson’s release from the team paves the way for a younger frontcourt rotation.</p><p>While there’s still a chance of the veteran returning to the roster if New York still has an open spot after the trade deadline, as mentioned, the opportunity for a two-for-one or a three-for-two trade looms on the horizon, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-explore-malcolm-brogdon-trade" rel="noopener">allowing the Knicks to scour</a> the league for players with potential.</p><p>The trade deadline is over a month away, so <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-new-york-dejounte-murray-trade" rel="noopener">the Knicks still have time</a> to make chess moves to assemble a team that will push them deeper into the playoffs compared to their campaign last year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks make Taj Gibson contract decision that has fans thinking trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-new-york-taj-gibson-one-year-deal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks bring back Taj Gibson on one-year deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/New-York-brings-back-Taj-Gibson-on-one-year-deal.webp"></figure><h1>Knicks bring back Taj Gibson on one-year deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-13T13:52:40-08:00">December 13th, 1:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-13T13:52:40-08:00">December 13th, 1:52pm</time><address><a>Peter Sampson</a>Peter Sampson has been covering all things sports (with a focus on the Portland Trail Blazers) for more than a decade, most recently hosting "The Pulse with Peter Sampson" in Afternoon Drive for 750 The Game. Prior to that, he hosted an NBA wrap-up show that aired immediately at the conclusion of every Trail Blazers game. Peter had previous stops at Blazer's Edge and XRAY.FM - where his show "Blazer's Edge Radio" was named "Portland's Best Sports Radio" in the 2017 Willamette Week reader's poll. When he's not telling the stories of your favorite sports team, Peter can be found recording the next garage rock classic in his basement studio, whipping up an authentic Italian meal in the kitchen, or trying to figure out the appeal of Minecraft with his 9-year-old son in the living room.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Knicks are <a href="https://x.com/wojespn/status/1735043711048815079?s=20" rel="noopener">bringing back Taj Gibson</a> on a one-year deal according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.</p><p>New York needs size up front after Knicks center Mitchell Robinson was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-mitchell-robinson-ankle-surgery-timeline" rel="noopener">forced to undergo ankle surgery</a> after suffering an injury last Friday against the Boston Celtics. Mitchell could miss up to two months. Aside from Mitchell, the Knicks feature Isaiah Hartenstein and Jericho Sims up front.</p><p>The anchor of the Knicks’ defense. Robinson has averaged 1.3 blocks per game this season. His ability to not only block shots but create second-chance scoring opportunities for the Knicks on offense has been the main strength of the team.</p><p>Robinson has played in all 21 games for New York this season, averaging 6.2 points and 10.3 rebounds per game while shooting 59.2 percent from the floor. His 10.3 rebounds per game currently ranks 11th in the league.</p><p>Gibson is a favorite of Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau; the big man has played for Thibs with the Chicago Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves, and previously in New York.</p><p>The Washington Wizards waived Gibson in October. Prior to that, the Knicks were reportedly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-knicks-taj-gibson-ryan-arcidiacono-open-roster-spot" rel="noopener">interested in adding Gibson</a> to their final open roster spot during training camp this summer.</p><p>Now that Gibson and Thibodeau are reunited, it’s unclear what his role will be. It’s possible that he slides into the rotation, but he also could be insurance for Hartenstein and Sims at this point in his career.</p><p>For his career, Gibson has averaged 8.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game. From 2019-22 with the Knicks, Gibson put up 5.3 points and 4.7 rebounds in 18 minutes per game.</p><p>The Knicks are currently 13-9, good for sixth place in the NBA Eastern Conference standings.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks bring back Taj Gibson on one-year deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/wizards-news-washington-taj-gibson-roster-2023-24-season-opener');   ga('set', 'title', 'Wizards make final Taj Gibson roster decision ahead of 2023-24 season opener');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/gibson-wizards.jpeg"></figure><h1>Wizards make final Taj Gibson roster decision ahead of 2023-24 season opener</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-10-23T15:29:53-07:00">October 23rd, 3:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-10-23T15:29:53-07:00">October 23rd, 3:29pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football, with an emphasis on MLB as a Lead Editor. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Wizards <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeAScotto/status/1716559982664036558?s=20" rel="noopener">reportedly waived</a> Taj Gibson and Xavier Cooks, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Cooks, a 28-year-old forward, appeared in 10 games during the 2022-23 season with Washington. Meanwhile, Gibson is a respected NBA veteran who is trying to keep his NBA career alive. It will be interesting to see if a team takes a chance on the 38-year-old big man.</p><h2><b>Taj Gibson’s career in the NBA</b></h2><p>Gibson has been in the NBA since the 2009-10 campaign. He debuted with the Chicago Bulls and remained with the team until 2016-17. Gibson has since played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks, and the Wizards.</p><p>Although Gibson has not ever been regarded as a star player, he’s significantly impacted the teams in which he’s been apart of. For his career, Gibson has averaged 8.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game.</p><p>The Wizards liked <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/wizards-news-taj-gibson-to-sign-with-wizards-after-cut-from-knicks" rel="noopener">having Gibson on the roster</a> as a veteran mentor. He only played in 49 games last year and averaged 3.4 points per contest. Nevertheless, the Wizards entertained the idea of bringing him back for the 2023-24 campaign. However, they have decided to go in a different direction ahead of the season opener.</p><h2><b>Wizards moving forward</b></h2><p>Washington is not expected to seriously compete <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/wizards-bold-predictions-for-2023-24-nba-season" rel="noopener">in 2023-24</a>. They acquired Jordan Poole via trade during the offseason, and he projects to be a young star whom the Wizards can build around. Kyle Kuzma will also play a big role for the Wizards.</p><p>Overall, however, Washington’s roster features much inexperience and uncertainty. They are in the middle of a rebuild and will try to turn things around soon.</p><p>Gibson’s veteran presence will be missed, but his absence should lead to more time on the court for young Wizards players.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Wizards make final Taj Gibson roster decision ahead of 2023-24 season opener

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-obi-toppin-shot-taj-gibson-clinching-playoffs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks big Obi Toppin takes hilarious shot at Taj Gibson after win over Wizards');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Toppin-Knicks.jpeg"></figure><h1>Knicks big Obi Toppin takes hilarious shot at Taj Gibson after win over Wizards</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-03T07:50:48-07:00">April 3rd, 7:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-03T08:10:02-07:00">April 3rd, 8:10am</time><address><a>Mark Nilon</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Knicks clinched their second playoff berth in three seasons Sunday night, as they took down the visiting Washington Wizards in a triumphant fashion. In place of injured star Julius Randle, big man Obi Toppin was found slotted into <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-new-yorks-plan-after-devastating-julius-randle-injury-threatens-playoffs" rel="noopener">the club’s starting lineup</a> and, as a result, had himself a season-best performance.</p><p>Lighting it up from all areas on the floor, the 25-year-old showcased his well-rounded skill set through 33 minutes played. Of course, he also displayed his famous bouncing abilities periodically throughout the affair, with a noteworthy jam coming early in the fourth period over the head of former Knicks teammate, Taj Gibson.</p><p>Following the exhibition, Toppin was <a href="https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/1642716225150107648?s=20" rel="noopener">asked by reporters</a> if he would “count” his highlight play as a dunk, considering it “rattles around then goes in.” In response, the third-year big made it clear that he does, especially when considering who it came at the expense of.</p><p>“Taj, not just somebody. Taj Gibson…It’s still a dunk, I’m counting that. I ain’t playing him again this year so I’m counting that,” Obi Toppin said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Obi Toppin had a season high 21 points, 4 assists, 2 steals and a block in NYK’s win. Afterward, Toppin had fun talking about his dunk(?) on ex-Knick Taj Gibson. Gibson – a great vet for Toppin &amp; other young Knicks – hit 4 threes in WAS’s loss: <a href="https://t.co/OnmE1vVn9Y">pic.twitter.com/OnmE1vVn9Y</a></p><p>— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) <a href="https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/1642716225150107648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In a follow-up question, when asked if he had “words for Taj” following the dunk, Obi Toppin retorted with one word: “Always.”</p><p>The former lottery pick has, unfortunately, been sequestered in a mere low-usage reserve role for the vast majority of his third year with the Knicks.</p><p>However, since Julius Randle went down <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-new-york-hit-brutal-julius-randle-injury-blow-right-before-playoffs" rel="noopener">with a grueling ankle sprain</a>, Toppin has served as the starting four for the ball club and, in turn, has only managed to shine.</p><p>He would finish the night against the Wizards with 21 points, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block on 60.0% shooting from the field and 37.5% shooting from deep.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks big Obi Toppin takes hilarious shot at Taj Gibson after win over Wizards

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Taj Gibson to sign with Wizards after cut from Knicks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Wizards-news-Taj-Gibson-to-sign-with-Washington-after-cut-from-Knicks.jpeg"></figure><h1>Taj Gibson to sign with Wizards after cut from Knicks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-08T15:22:11-07:00">July 8th, 3:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-08T15:22:11-07:00">July 8th, 3:22pm</time><address><a>Kendall Capps</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It was reported earlier Friday that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/new-york-knicks/">New York Knicks</a> had cut veteran power forward Taj Gibson. The big man’s production has certainly dipped with age, but that did not stop from other parties being interested. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Gibson is planning on signing with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/washington-wizards/">Washington Wizards</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Taj Gibson plans to sign with the Washington Wizards once he clears waivers on Sunday, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthletic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Stadium</a>. Gibson was released today by New York and would give Washington an accomplished veteran big man.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1545520356978348032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 8, 2022</a></p></blockquote><div class="code-block code-block-20" style="margin: 8px 0; clear: both;"></div><p></p></figure><p>Gibson does not clear waivers until Sunday, but plans to sign right afterward.</p><p>The veteran played the last three seasons with the Knicks where he struggled to get on the court. Gibson averaged between 16.5 and 20.8 minutes per game for New York. That of course came with a statistical drop off as he posted a meager 6.1, 5.4 and 4.4 points per game respectively.</p><p>However, in his limited action last season, Gibson attempted more shots from<a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gibsota01.html"> beyond the arc</a> than anytime in his career, hitting at a 39 percent clip. That’s a part of his game that has never developed.</p><p>Taj Gibson build his career as a defensive rebounder and physical leader for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/chicago-bulls/">Chicago Bulls</a>. He spent the first eight years of his career in Chicago.</p><p>The Wizards already have depth on the front line, making this signing interesting. Kristaps Porzingis is slated to start at center with Kyle Kuzma at the four. On the bench, the Wizards already have talented big man Daniel Gafford and Rui Hachimura. Nevertheless, Taj Gibson would provide veteran leadership with plenty of playoff experience.</p><p>Earlier on Friday, Bradley Beal <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/wizards-news-bradley-beal-eye-opening-take-on-superteams-will-fire-up-washington-fans/" rel="noopener">held his press conference</a> where he signed his five-year, $251 million extension. He is the cornerstone of the franchise and if he can carry this team to the playoffs, Gibson might be able to make a difference.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Taj Gibson to sign with Wizards after cut from Knicks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks make Taj Gibson move as precursor to official Jalen Brunson deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/knicks.jpg"></figure><h1>Knicks make Taj Gibson move as precursor to official Jalen Brunson deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-08T14:22:53-07:00">July 8th, 2:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-08T14:23:45-07:00">July 8th, 2:23pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Knicks have yet to officially sign Jalen Brunson to a new deal, and it’s now clear why. The ‘Bockers are still clearing cap space to accommodate him, with their latest decision on Taj Gibson a clear proof of that.</p><p>According to <a href="https://twitter.com/FredKatz/status/1545510797463339008" rel="noopener">Fred Katz of The Athletic</a>, the Knicks have waived Gibson and his non-guaranteed contract for 2022-23 to make room for the Brunson signing. To recall, New York beat the Dallas Mavericks by offering the guard a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-jalen-brunson-bids-farewell-to-mavs-after-signing-104-million-mega-deal-with-knicks/" rel="noopener">four-year, $104 million deal in free agency</a>. That’s way more what the Mavs wanted to offer for the playmaker who took over for them when Luka Doncic was injured and out and helped them advance in the 2022 playoffs.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Knicks have waived Taj Gibson, another sign they will use cap space to sign Jalen Brunson. Gibson’s 2022-23 salary was non-guaranteed.</p><p>— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) <a href="https://twitter.com/FredKatz/status/1545510797463339008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 8, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>For what it’s worth, Jalen Brunson’s official signing with New York will likely have to wait for a couple more days since he and the Knicks still have some work to do to get things done. As <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1545472367794593792" rel="noopener">NBA insider Marc Stein</a> also reported, while the deal should be coming soon, it remains unlikely to happen before the weekend because the veteran guard still has to complete his physical with his new team.</p><p>The Knicks went all-out to steal Brunson away from the Mavs–to the point they even risked tampering investigations considering how things proceeded–so it’s unlikely there will be any kind of setback in the move. For now, New Yorkers just have to wait for their new floor general until he can sign his contract and get things started in the Big Apple.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The official completion of Jalen Brunson's four-year, $100-plus million deal with the Knicks is forthcoming but remains unlikely, I'm told, before this weekend at the soonest, with Brunson still due in New York to complete his physical.</p><p>More NBA from me: <a href="https://t.co/A6ycVm5PUQ" target="_blank">https://t.co/A6ycVm5PUQ</a> <a href="https://t.co/JyGOvZCY3g" target="_blank">https://t.co/JyGOvZCY3g</a></p><p>— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1545472367794593792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 8, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>As for Taj Gibson, several teams have reportedly expressed interest in signing him, and so he could find a new franchise to join sooner or later following his exit.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks make Taj Gibson move as precursor to official Jalen Brunson deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ja Morant, Donovan Mitchell react to Hawks star Trae Young’s absolute disrespect of Taj Gibson, Knicks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/a-Morant-Donovan-Mitchell-react-to-Trae-Young_s-absolute-disrespect-of-Taj-Gibson-Knicks.jpg"></figure><h1>Ja Morant, Donovan Mitchell react to Hawks star Trae Young’s absolute disrespect of Taj Gibson, Knicks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-03-22T19:38:51-07:00">March 22nd, 7:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-03-22T19:38:51-07:00">March 22nd, 7:38pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young hit Taj Gibson and the New York Knicks with the ultimate disrespect, and Ja Morant and Donovan Mitchell couldn’t believe it.</p><p>Late in the fourth quarter of the contest, Young put the perfect icing on his 45-point cake with an incredible crossover against Taj Gibson–sending the Knicks forward on the floor in the most embarrassing fashion. Making things even better? He completed the play and bagged the jumper for his final field goal of the game.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">TRAE BROKE HIM 🤮 (via <a href="https://twitter.com/NBATV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@NBATV</a>) <a href="https://t.co/NHBFz6aQE8" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/NHBFz6aQE8</a></p><p>— Overtime (@overtime) <a href="https://twitter.com/overtime/status/1506448504864006147?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 23, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Of course everyone who saw that play were left impressed with Trae Young and probably felt pity for Taj Gibson and the Knicks. ‘Bockers fans are probably regretting getting on the bad side of Trae after all those “F**k Trae Young” chants.</p><p>Ja Morant <a href="https://twitter.com/JaMorant/status/1506447331419435016" rel="noopener">couldn’t help but laugh</a> at what happened, even mocking the Knicks by asking where Gibson was going. Donovan Mitchell, for his part, was simply in awe as he asked the Hawks star to “chill.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">omg trae 😂🔥 where he going??? <a href="https://twitter.com/TheTraeYoung?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheTraeYoung</a></p><p>— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaMorant/status/1506447331419435016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 23, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Naaaa Trae chill!! <a href="https://twitter.com/TheTraeYoung?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheTraeYoung</a></p><p>— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) <a href="https://twitter.com/spidadmitchell/status/1506447498772111363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 23, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Young finished with 45 points as he led the Hawks to an important <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/boxscore/atlanta-hawks-new-york-knicks-3-23-2022/885724a0-311a-492b-8b34-9778a5854d0b" rel="noopener">117-111 win</a>. He also added eight assists to his tally as the Knicks struggle to contain him.</p><p>The Hawks further strengthened their bid to claim one of the four play-in spots. Plus, Ice Trae got additional bragging rights whenever he visits New York.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ja Morant, Donovan Mitchell react to Hawks star Trae Young’s absolute disrespect of Taj Gibson, Knicks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks center Taj Gibson irate after being ejected from game vs Bulls');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Knicks-news-Taj-Gibson-irate-after-being-ejected-vs-Bulls.jpeg"></figure><h1>Knicks center Taj Gibson irate after being ejected from game vs Bulls</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-12-02T17:30:14-08:00">December 2nd, 5:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-12-02T17:30:14-08:00">December 2nd, 5:30pm</time><address><a>Kendall Capps</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New York Knicks power forward/center Taj Gibson was irate after being ejected from Thursday’s game against the Chicago Bulls. Gibson was called for an offensive foul while trying to set a pick. His initial reaction was to complain as it appeared to be a questionable call, <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1466572521159815170">as the Bleacher Report tweeted out.</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Taj Gibson gets ejected after getting called for an offensive foul 😬 <a href="https://t.co/XUO1JgP4pP" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/XUO1JgP4pP</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1466572521159815170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 3, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>After the initial complaint, the ref gave him a technical. Gibson took exception and complained a bit further and was then given another technical foul tossed from the game. That happened in the matter of a couple of seconds leaving the Knicks center in disbelief.</p><p>It was the 2nd offensive foul called on Gibson in the first quarter. That is why he is seen holding up two fingers, referencing the two fouls. It’s inexplicable for him to then receive two technical fouls.</p><p>The Knicks big man immediately strolled to the locker room. Without Gibson, the Knicks front court is left shorthanded vs a very good Bulls team.</p><p>Bulls center Nikola Vucevic had already been dominating in the paint, and Gibson is one of the few players who can bang with him down low.</p><p>New York is looking to get a little consistency. They have alternated wins and losses over their last nine games, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nets-news-kevin-durant-gets-best-player-recognition-from-knicks-star/" rel="noopener">losing most recently to Brooklyn.</a> The Knicks are 11-10 entering Thursday night, holding the 10th and final spot of the play in tournament.</p><p> </p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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2024-25 SEASON STATS
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