Taj Gibson RUMORS & NEWS

CSN Chicago "For Taj Gibson, the 2012-13 NBA season was on of highs and lows. While the Bulls rewarded him at the outset of the campaign with a long-term contract extension, the Brooklyn native struggled with inconsistency, partially stemming from recurring knee problems, as well as initial unfamiliarity..." May 19

SLAM Online "The NBA is docking $25K from Taj Gibson for cussing out the referees as he was being ejected in Game 2 against the Miami Heat: “Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson has been fined $25,000 for verbal abuse of a game official, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President..." May 11

Chicago Tribune "The news didn't prove all bad Friday on the Bulls' injury front. Coach Tom Thibodeau said Taj Gibson has "been moving great," and the minutes limit for the versatile forward could be lifted. Gibson missed 17 games over two stints while dealing with a sprained MCL in his left knee. With Joakim..." April 20

Chicago Tribune "There will be no surprises for the Bulls Friday night as they complete a back-to-back against the Toronto Raptors. Coach Tom Thibodeau said big men Joakim Noah (foot) and Taj Gibson (knee) will continue to be sidelined with injuries. Thibodeau expects to have both back soon. Derrick Rose..." April 12

Chicago Tribune "Late Tuesday in Washington, in frustrated fashion, Taj Gibson said "that's what happens when you rush back to try to help your team win" after he reinjured his left knee. Some people tried to apply significance to Derrick Rose's situation off that comment. Gibson doesn't. "He has handled it..." April 05

NBA.com "Taj Gibson took a walk in Derrick Rose’s shoes the other day, and it didn’t feel too comfortable. “You have people saying you shouldn’t have come back so soon, be careful. You’ve got so many different aspects of people in your ear giving you so many different opinions of what they think you..." April 04

Chicago Tribune "Far more significant than the 90-86 final that marked the Wizards' eighth straight home victory, the Bulls also lost Taj Gibson to the same MCL sprain in his left knee that previously sidelined him for 10 games. Though team officials wouldn't estimate how long Gibson will be sidelined until an..." April 03

CSN Chicago "Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau didn’t reveal much about the state of his team’s walking wounded. “Let’s see: Kirk [Hinrich] is good, Jo[akim Noah's] feeling a little better, Marco [Belinelli's] a little better — that’s about it. Taj [Gibson] is good,” he said after Tuesday afternoon’s practice..." March 27

CSN Chicago "Feel free to disregard the following if you've heard it before and are now inclined to believe it when you see it, as opposed to hearing about it in advance, but one of the Bulls' walking wounded could return to the lineup Thursday. Top reserve Taj Gibson, who sprained the medial collateral..." March 21

Chicago Tribune "If the Kings move to Seattle and Wednesday indeed marked the Bulls' final trip to this state capital, Tom Thibodeau and Derrick Rose made the visit a memorable one. No, Rose didn't make his season debut after offseason knee surgery in the late tipoff at Sleep Train Arena. But one day after Rose..." March 14

Chicago Sun-Times "It wasn’t a warning shot as much as forward Taj Gibson’s unfiltered opinion. Gibson said the Bulls will be healthy in time for a late-season playoff push, and they’ll be one of the more dangerous matchups in the Eastern Conference." March 07

CSN Chicago "An MRI on Monday confirmed a sprained MCL in Taj Gibson’s left knee. The versatile forward suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder when he went up to challenge a shot and came down on point guard Reggie Jackson’s foot. “The first thing I did..." February 27

Chicago Tribune "Taj Gibson walked into the Bulls' locker room Tuesday night wearing a leg brace and a scowl. "I was pissed because I always want to be the guy who can go 82 games every year," Gibson said, when asked his reaction to spraining the MCL in his left knee. Gibson sat for the first time this..." February 26

Chicago Tribune "Taj Gibson celebrated the birthdays of Jerry Reinsdorf and Joakim Noah on Monday by having an MRI performed on his sprained left knee. Well, not really, but the confluence of such events seemed fitting for a star-crossed Bulls team these days. For every celebratory moment — a blowout win in..." February 26

CSN Chicago "Taj Gibson suffered a sprained left knee early in the fourth quarter of the Bulls’ 102-72 defeat Sunday night. Gibson crumpled to the floor, stayed down and eventually stayed in the game in the loss to the Thunder, but during a timeout at the 9:25 mark of the period, he was briefly examined by..." February 25