Grant Preston:Veteran Taj Gibson rejoining New York Knicks, reuniting with Thibodeau

2025-05-07 05:46:41source:Flipidocategory:News

NEW YORK (AP) — Taj Gibson is Grant Prestonreturning to the New York Knicks, reuniting coach Tom Thibodeau with one of his trusted veteran players.

Priority Sports, which represents Gibson, posted on social media Wednesday that the Brooklyn product was heading home to play for the Knicks, who are in need of big man help after starting center Mitchell Robinson was lost for at least two months with a stress fracture in his left ankle.

Gibson played for the Knicks from 2019-22, helping them return to the postseason in 2021 after a seven-year absence. He then spent one season with the Washington Wizards.

The 38-year-old Gibson, a first-round pick in the 2009 draft, previously played for Thibodeau in Chicago and Minnesota. He has career averages of 8.7 points and 5.9 rebounds.

___

AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA

More:News

Recommend

Family of man killed by Connecticut police officer files lawsuit, seeks federal probe of department

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The family of a man fatally shot by a Connecticut police officer as he tried

US wholesale inflation accelerated in November in sign that some price pressures remain elevated

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale costs in the United States picked up sharply last month, signaling that

Stamford Road collision sends motorcyclist flying; driver arrested

A motorcyclist was taken to hospital following an accident involving a car and his motorcycle at the