Basketball star Taj Gibson has agreed to continue with New York Knicks and coach Tom Thibodeau as a free agent for the rest of the season.
Gibson has lengthy stops with Thibodeau with the Chicago Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves, and again now with the Knicks.
His representative, Mark Bartelstein said that the 38-year-old would stay for the rest of the season.
Gibson spent the 2022-23 season with Washington after spending three years with New York.
Gibson would join the Knicks because starting center Mitchell Robinson required left ankle surgery that would keep him out for two months.
“He covers up for a lot of our mistakes,” power forward Julius Randle told reporters regarding Robinson, “but we’ll figure it out.”
Jericho Sims got the start at the 5 in the team’s first game without Robinson, a 136-130 win over the Toronto Raptors, though Isaiah Hartenstein ended up playing more minutes and had a better showing (11 points, eight boards, two steals, two assists and a block in 27 minutes).
Gibson has career averages of 8.7 points and 5.9 rebounds.
