Taj Gibson Rumors
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Position: F
Born: 06/24/85
Height: 6-9 / 2.06
Weight:225 lbs. / 102.1 kg.
Salary: $9,000,000
Born: 06/24/85
Height: 6-9 / 2.06
Weight:225 lbs. / 102.1 kg.
Salary: $9,000,000
New York Knicks player Taj Gibson will pay for the funeral and wake of one-year-old Davell Gardner, who was fatally shot at a Bedford-Stuyvesant barbecue on July 12, representatives for Gibson said.
The power forward and Fort Greene native is paying out-of-pocket to cover the expenses of both memorials, and his charitable foundation, the Taj Gibson Foundation, is working with the Gardner family to provide them with anything they need as they mourn their son’s passing, a member of the foundation said.
Instead of talking about his Knicks’ future, Gibson said he wanted to focus on the future of youths on the streets of Brooklyn. “This is about young kids losing their lives because of gun violence,’’ Gibson said. “The city’s gun violence rates have gone up. I’m trying to step up in the community and calm the tensions. And we’re going through tough times with the pandemic.’’
Gibson, who has not spoken to the media since the pandemic shut down the season, said he can’t speak to Thibodeau as he has not been hired. In the past, Gibson has glowed about Thibodeau, defending his stint in Minnesota with passionate words. “I really don’t want to talk about the coaching situation but I’m sure they will make the right decision,’’ Gibson told The Post. “I’m just focused on what my foundation is doing.”
Ian Begley: After providing free lunches to NYCHA workers on the front lines of the COVID crisis last month, Taj Gibson, through his foundation, plans to extend that program to more than 90 NYC housing projects in the coming months:
Ian Begley: Knicks’ Taj Gibson is among a group of athletes who collaborated with Sportified to provide ‘Quarantine Care Packages’ to workers on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis.
Ian Begley: Knicks center and Brooklyn native Taj Gibson provided lunch today to NYCHA workers at the Ingersoll Houses, where he was raised:
The NBA would take the initiative in finding gym spots for Knicks and Nets players to work out in whatever city they are quarantining in on Friday. Most Knicks are scattered across the country. It is believed only Taj Gibson and Frank Ntilikina are still in the New York area.
