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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, […]

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Taj Gibson had nothing but praise for a James Harden MVP-like performance against the Houston Rockets on Sunday night, starting to earn his stripes in playoff contention. Harden led all scorers with 44 points, eight assists, and four rebounds on the night, burying 7-of-12 of his shots from beyond the arc, preventing […]

In the second year under head coach Tom Thibodeau, the Minnesota Timberwolves have reached the playoffs for the first time in 14 years. It has been behind the often brash coaching style from Thibodeau. This has also developed a strong reputation over the years as a head coach where he was often criticized for playing […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves picked a bad time to drop two straight following their embarrassing 101-93 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies at home on Monday. However, they may have some bigger underlying issues moving forward. Head coach Tom Thibodeau has not been shy about calling his team out for their alleged “lack of toughness.” According to Jon Krawczynski […]

Joining the Minnesota Timberwolves in the off-season, Taj Gibson has been an ideal fit for his new team. Gibson is currently averaging 12.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per contest. He is also shooting 58 percent from the field. With his veteran leadership, the Timberwolves are currently ranked sixth in the tough Western Conference, placing them […]

Friday night marked the first return of two former and beloved Chicago Bulls, Jimmy Butler and Taj Gibson, who played for six and seven seasons with the team, respectively. Both were key parts on the franchise’s resurgence in the Eastern Conference earlier in the decade, where they had one conference finals, two conference semifinals, and […]

With the Minnesota Timberwolves visiting the Chicago Bulls on Friday night at United Center, star shooting guard Jimmy Butler will officially make his return back to his old stomping grounds for the first time since he was traded over the summer. After he spent the first six years of his NBA career in Chicago, what is […]

Jimmy Butler has a lot of reasons to celebrate these days. The Minnesota Timberwolves have so far lived up to expectations this season, as they own a 31-18 record, good for third place in the Western Conference. He has also been recently named as an All-Star reserve, making it to the annual showcase for the fifth […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves had to work a lot harder than expected to put away the struggling L.A. Clippers. Karl-Anthony Towns played 39 minutes while Taj Gibson played 36 as coach Tom Thibodeau continues to play his starters a lot of minutes. But even after that hard-earned win, Towns and Gibson still had the energy to […]

Over the years, Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Jimmy Butler has given NBA fans plenty of entertaining moments on and off the court. On Wednesday night, during the Timberwolves’ game against the L.A. Clippers at Staples Center, Butler added another funny moment to his collection. As time was about to expire before the half with the Timberwolves […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are coming off a frustrating loss 109-97 loss to the Miami Heat. The Timberwolves got off to a slow start and were ultimately unable to close the double-digit lead the Heat held over them throughout the game. Timberwolves superstar Jimmy Butler has not been shy about voicing his displeasure with the team’s lackadaisical […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are in a good spot at the moment. They’re very much in the playoff mix with a 10-7 record, which is right where they expected to be this season after acquiring the likes of Jimmy Butler, Taj Gibson, and Jeff Teague in the offseason. Gibson, for one, is starting to see the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves were yet again victims of a third-quarter onslaught at the hands of the Golden State Warriors, taking a 125-101 loss that snapped their five-game win streak. Forward Taj Gibson noted his team was “humbled” in this loss, after only trailing by a point at halftime before the floodgates opened in the third, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have so far lived up to expectations with their hot start to the season, winning seven of their first 10 games. Part of their success is their additions in the offseason proving that they all co-exist on the floor and be on the same page. It also helps that two of their […]

When the Minnesota Timberwolves made their preseason debut on Sunday, many looked forward to seeing their new players don the team’s colors for the first time. One of the players who had a good game and received a lot of minutes is Taj Gibson, who also showed that he has added 3-point shooting to his […]

With the extended time off during the offseason, it brings forth plenty of time for players around the league to take part in pickup games with each other. This was once again the case with several NBA players participating in a pickup game in Los Angeles on Friday. https://www.instagram.com/p/BYzTHLcj-A1/ There were a few notable players […]

Having played last season with Rajon Rondo in the Chicago Bulls lineup, Taj Gibson has known him more than the majority of players in the league. Known for his great passing ability, Rondo has made his teammates better since he entered the NBA. However, for Gibson, he thinks he can have another career after playing […]

Throughout his eight-year NBA career so far, Taj Gibson has shown that he is a hard worker inside the paint and relentless on the boards. He has established himself as a blue-collar worker on the court, and is not afraid to go up against heftier and stronger big men in the league today. Outside of […]

Taj Gibson may have a new team in the Minnesota Timberwolves, but he will not be able to drive around Minneapolis, at least anytime soon. After he was caught making an illegal U-turn in New York City last week, the veteran power forward recently revealed during his introductory press conference, via Jace Frederick of the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves‘ newly-acquired forward Taj Gibson was arrested in New York on Thursday for driving with a suspended license. This is Gibson’s first public run-in with the law. As TMZ reports, Gibson was driving a Mercedes-Benz and made an illegal u-turn in front of a police car. The policemen quickly pulled him over and soon […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves last weekend made another splash in free agency with the addition of veteran forward Taj Gibson on a two-year, $28 million deal. It has brought back Gibson to play alongside his former Chicago Bulls‘ teammate Jimmy Butler, who he has revealed kept pushing him to join him in Minnesota, according to Nick […]

Free agent forward Taj Gibson has agreed to a two-year, $28 million deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. Now boasting a stellar al-around starting lineup with Andrew Wiggins, Karl-Anthony Towns and the recent additions of Jimmy Butler and Jeff Teague, the Wolves are going all-in by adding a tenacious rebounder […]

Over the Oklahoma City Thunder’s past six games, the team has went 5-1 with the only loss coming at the hands of the Golden State Warriors. What’s even more amazing is how the Thunder have went about with their business over that stretch, and that is by setting the tone early with pure grit and […]

Impending free agent Taj Gibson hopes to stay with the team and city he’s called home for the past seven seasons — the Chicago Bulls. Having undergone a major re-arrangement in the starting lineup with four of five new starters (including himself) under head coach Fred Hoiberg, the 6-foot-9 Brooklynite has every intention to reward […]

Jimmy Butler has often been a little erratic and has not always commanded the team well. Also, he hasn’t exuded a good court presence all the time, taking shots in the wrong instances and forcing plays that aren’t there. This season, he is playing calm and collected. This could be because he has a new veteran to […]

Taj Gibson has been officially named the starting power forward of the Chicago Bulls, according to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune. The move gives Fred Hoiberg a completely one-dimensional team with very limited ability to threaten from beyond. Gibson won the spot over Nikola Mirotic, a big man that can stretch the floor with his […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg ran into many issues last season as a first-year coach. Jimmy Butler took to the media to ask Hoiberg to coach the players harder because he wasn’t a get-in-your-face type of coach. This season will be different, and with the acquisition of veteran and champion Dwyane Wade, things are […]

The Chicago Bulls made their first big splash of the offseason, trading guard Derrick Rose to the New York Knicks in exchange for some solid role players. It was a questionable move by Chicago, one that Rose himself couldn’t explain, but it happened and both sides are moving on. According to Nick Friedell of ESPN, […]