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The Minnesota Timberwolves released a pair of injury updates ahead of Tuesday night’s match-up against the Clippers. Among the players on Minnesota’s report are Taj Gibson, who is listed as doubtful with a calf ailment, and Luol Deng, who will remain out due to a sore Achilles. According to Dane Moore of ESPN1500, Deng has […]

The Detroit Pistons remained hot against the Minnesota Timberwolves earlier tonight, notching the team’s 10th win over their past 12 games. The Pistons stormed back from a 16-point deficit on their way to a solid 131 to 114 victory over Minnesota. While the game was an entertaining affair, perhaps the most notable highlight occurred early […]

Memphis Grizzlies center Joakim Noah is having a career resurgence in Memphis and the former All-Star big man says his close friend and former Chicago Bulls teammate Taj Gibson is a big reason why. Noah played in only 53 games with the New York Knicks after signing a lucrative four-year, $72 million free agent deal […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves love Taj Gibson, so much so that the franchise tried to find a deal at the trade deadline which could send the veteran big man to a contender so he could go deep into the playoffs, according to Jon Krawczynski. The Timberwolves were unable to find a move, though, and kept Gibson. […]

Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Ryan Saunders told local reporters on Tuesday he’s going to continue to start Dario Saric over Taj Gibson moving forward. Saric started on Monday and finished with 19 points in 33 minutes while shooting 7-of-11 from the field and 4-of-5 from beyond the arc. Gibson, meanwhile, played 21 minutes off the […]

Anthony Davis is back on the floor Friday night for the first time since January 18th. And while many things have changed for he and the New Orleans Pelicans in the interim, his game apparently remains exactly the same. AD met 'em at the rim. 👀🚫#DoItBig pic.twitter.com/XSc6PaUfbn — NBA TV (@NBATV) February 9, 2019 Poor […]

Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon is a human highlight reel, and he showed that to everyone in their match against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Aaron Gordon provided what could be said as on of the best highlights of the week with a monstrous alley-oop on Taj Gibson. The Timberwolves veteran left a lot of space near […]

Derrick Rose, Taj Gibson, Joakim Noah, and Luol Deng — who were once teammates with the Chicago Bulls —  found themselves sharing the same court again but this time, they were wearing different jerseys. Rose, Gibson, and Deng are now members of the Minnesota Timberwolves while Noah is part of the Memphis Grizzlies. Just a […]

The NBA has fined Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Taj Gibson $25,000 for giving an obscene gesture toward a referee on Friday against the Utah Jazz. Gibson was extremely frustrated with a call and gave the middle finger to a referee. He was ejected from the game. The Timberwolves wound up losing by a final score of […]

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Taj Gibson didn’t hold anything back against the Utah Jazz, which meant that his teammates had to intervene. Gibson lost his cool in the finale of a heated battle on Friday night when he rose up for a block on Jazz forward Joe Ingles who went for a quick layup. On a […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are 21-24 on the season, 11th place in the Western Conference standings. If the playoffs were to start today, the team would not make it, which is why starting power forward Taj Gibson says his “sense of urgency is at an all-time high” right now. Taj Gibson, along with point guard Derrick […]

After the Minnesota Timberwolves got destroyed by the Philadelphia 76ers by a whopping 42 points on Tuesday, point guard Derrick Rose and power forward Taj Gibson emotionally challenged the locker room, according to Jackie MacMullan of ESPN. Tuesday was the first time the Timberwolves faced off against Jimmy Butler since the trade, and the Sixers […]

Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Taj Gibson believes the Jimmy Butler trade worked out for Minnesota and the Philadelphia 76ers. The Timberwolves traded Jimmy Butler to the Sixers in November for guard Jerryd Bayless, forwards Robert Covington and Dario Saric, and a 2022 second-round draft pick. Jimmy Butler requested a trade from Minnesota before the 2018-19 […]

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose got MVP chants in his hometown of Chicago on Wednesday night at the United Center and Timberwolves power forward Taj Gibson says Rose deserved them. Derrick Rose spent the first eight years of his NBA career with his hometown Bulls and became the youngest MVP in league history back […]

Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves shared a light moment with Taj Gibson as the former did a trust fall into his teammate’s arms. After snagging the offensive rebound and converting on a potential and-1, Towns comfortably fell into Gibson’s arms. Check out the video below posted by NBA on ESPN: KAT with the mid-game […]

Former Chicago Bulls players Derrick Rose and Taj Gibson returned to the United Center as members of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night and each received loud ovations from the fans in attendance. Both Taj Gibson and Derrick Rose get loud ovations during intros. Bulls PA announcer said "from Chicago" for Rose — Ashish Mathur […]

Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Taj Gibson is one of the nicest players in the NBA. He is well-liked by the media, his teammates, the fans, and even opposing players. So it shouldn’t come as a shock that Taj Gibson had a pleasant conversation with a Chicago garbage truck driver. Gibson, who played the first eight […]

Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Taj Gibson is one of the best defenders in the NBA. When he was with the Chicago Bulls in his younger days, defense was the only reason he was getting into games because his defense was just so good. Now a solid two-way player in the league, Taj Gibson is the […]

Minnesota Timberwolves Taj Gibson called the reported Instagram snafu of “liking” some comments critical of coach Tom Thibodeau “fake news,” noting it wasn’t him or any of his associates running the account: “Yeah, man. It’s just crazy. Like I’m not really a social media kinda guy or believe anything. I love my teammates, I love […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ roller coaster of a season continued over the weekend, as forward Taj Gibson landed in some hot water after “liking” some Instagram posts that criticized head coach Tom Thibodeau: https://twitter.com/BryanFonsecaNY/status/1074364711666356224 Adding to the intrigue was the fact that Gibson was unavailable to play in the Suns game, and rumors began to stir […]

Minnesota Timberwolves starting power forward Taj Gibson didn’t play Saturday night against the Phoenix Suns due to a death in his family, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. Gibson, 33-years-old, has started 28 games for the Timberwolves this season. The 10-year veteran out of USC is averaging 10.4 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists per […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will be without starting power forward Taj Gibson when they take on the Phoenix Suns on Saturday. According to the Timberwolves’ PR department, Taj Gibson is out for personal reasons. #Twolves injury report for tomorrow night at Phoenix: Robert Covington is probable with right knee sorenessJerryd Bayless is out with left knee […]

Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Taj Gibson says people don’t give small forward Andrew Wiggins enough credit for the amount of work he puts in on the basketball floor. After the Timberwolves defeated the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday at Target Center, Gibson told reporters that Wiggins is always in the gym late at night when he’s […]

Karl-Anthony Towns has started to consistently put the Minnesota Timberwolves on his back after Jimmy Butler was dealt out of The Twin Cities, going from a disappointing 4-9 record to surpassing the .500 mark for the first time this season with a rousing 121-104 win over the Charlotte Hornets. Teammates like Taj Gibson and Derrick […]

The new-look Minnesota Timberwolves faced the Houston Rockets for the first time since being eliminated from the first round of the playoffs last season. Yet the score at the half was not the only reason for concern, as being outscored by 14 in a quarter was only the beginning of veteran Taj Gibson’s ire. “You […]

Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Taj Gibson says the players had a team meeting Monday at halftime during their game against the Houston Rockets. The Timberwolves trailed the Rockets 62-48 at halftime and weren’t playing good defense. The meeting worked, as Minnesota came back and won the game to win their first game of the season when […]

Taj Gibson of the Minnesota Timberwolves has moved on from the drama that hounded them at the start of the season. Speaking with Marney Gellner, as reported by Jace Frederick of Pioneer Press, Gibson said that now the distractions are out of the way, they can start playing the way they should. “We put ourselves […]

Minnesota Timberwolves veterans Derrick Rose and Taj Gibson understand the pressure on Karl-Anthony Towns to grow as a leader of the team, and they are doing their best to help the young big man fulfill the role. Following the departure of Jimmy Butler, Karl-Anthony Towns — alongside Andrew Wiggins — was thrown into a leadership […]

Taj Gibson knows Tom Thibodeau just about as well as any player in the league. They have history dating back before their Minnesota Timberwolves days. In fact, the two were together for Thibodeau’s successful run in Chicago before reuniting in Minnesota. Thibs employs an in-your-face coaching style and is known to do a lot of […]

Taj Gibson is as steady as they come in the NBA, and the Minnesota Timberwolves are lucky to have his veteran presence in the lineup on a nightly basis. The 33-year-old knows he’s blessed to still be playing in the league and is enjoying every day he’s playing. “Man, I’m still in the NBA. Every day […]

Taj Gibson may not be on the Chicago Bulls anymore, but he’s still helping the franchise out, as the veteran power forward called swingman Denzel Valentine and encouraged him to get reconstructive ankle surgery. Taj Gibson underwent ankle surgery in 2015 and rehabbed for about four months. The Bulls announced last week that Denzel Valentine will […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have enjoyed a surge since they parted ways with Jimmy Butler, now invigorated by their new additions and a newfound sense of togetherness. Veteran forward Taj Gibson attributes the change to a different energy surrounding the locker room. “Positive energy,” said Gibson, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. “Everybody’s on the […]

From the outside looking in, the Jimmy Butler drama appeared to affect the Minnesota Timberwolves’ play on the court and the dynamic in the locker room. However, veteran power forward Taj Gibson, who is close friends with Butler, says that wasn’t the case. The Timberwolves finally ended the Jimmy Butler saga on Saturday by trading […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have had one heck of a week, first receiving an ultimatum from their estranged star Jimmy Butler, then having the aforementioned unleash hell in his return to practice, only to compound it by an interview on national TV, followed by a players-only meeting to iron it all out. President/head coach Tom Thibodeau […]

Only seven players have played and started in all 82 games last season, one of them was notably LeBron James, who did so for the first time of his career at age 33, Surprisingly, three Minnesota Timberwolves were on that list (h/t Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype — newly-extended center Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins and Taj […]

Despite all the drama surrounding disgruntled star Jimmy Butler, Minnesota Timberwolves head coach and president Tom Thibodeau is apparently keeping a calm and collected demeanor through all this. Wolves veteran Taj Gibson is a firsthand witness to Thibodeau’s rather surprising attitude towards this mess, and shared his observations about his coach to Nick Friedell of […]

While many saw the Jimmy Butler trade request coming from a mile away, this simply was not the case for Minnesota Timberwolves forward Taj Gibson. The Timberwolves veteran recently shared how he was caught off-guard by Butler’s demands, given how Gibson thought there was harmony in Minnesota’s camp. “At the end of the day, you’ve […]

News broke back in May that superstar power forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves are “not in a good place internally.” This was reported by ESPN’s Zach Lowe on The Lowe Post. His colleague Brian Windhorst asked Lowe to share his thoughts on Towns and the Timberwolves. Here is what Lowe said via Hoops Hype’s […]

Joining the Minnesota Timberwolves during the offseason created a somewhat awkward scene for Taj Gibson, who would now share a locker room and practice floor with Jamal Crawford, the only player to have won three Sixth Man of the Year awards. Back in 2014, Crawford won his second, in a season full of mesmerizing crossovers, […]