Taj Gibson Rumors & News
- Chicago Bulls
- #22 | PF
- Height6-9
- Weight225
- Age27
- Experience 3 years
- Salary $2,155,811
- CollegeUSC
Bulls player review: Taj Gibson
Chicago Bulls Blog | ESPN Chicago — Nick Friedell looks at each player on the Chicago Bulls roster and how they fit in for the future. Taj Gibson 2012-13 salary: $2,155,811 | Age: 27 | Season stats: 8.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg Season recap: Playing without Omer Asik for the first time in two seasons, Gibson struggled to replicate his success over the first couple months of the year. After signing an extension on opening night, the happy-go-lucky forward admitted that he was pressing a little while trying to live up to the new deal.
Chicago Bulls May 21, 2013Taj Gibson predicts that Derrick Rose will silence his critics when he returns
Chicago Sun-Times — Taj Gibson still is getting ripped by Bulls fans for his ejection in Game 2 against the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals. So the reserve power forward couldn’t even imagine what venom has built up toward Derrick Rose, who missed the season while recovering from surgery to his left knee. “That’s what comes with the job we do,’’ Gibson said Thursday, one day after the Bulls’ postseason came to an end in Miami. “I’m still recovering from the Game 2 [ejection]. I still have fans basically ripping me to shre...
Chicago Bulls May 16, 2013Short-handed Bulls know what they’re up against in Game 5
Chicago Sun-Times — On the brink of elimination, Bulls players are still beating their chests and trying to show a certain toughness, but the intangibles they have worshipped all season suddenly seem like false idols. ‘‘[The Heat] is a veteran team, they got strong play, and they’re the defending champs for a reason,’’ forward Taj Gibson said. ‘‘We’re trying to beat them, and it’s tough. Every game is so tough.’’ The Bulls won the first game in Miami but have been shut out since and are now down 3-1 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference...
Chicago Bulls May 14, 2013Taj Gibson relieved that NBA didn’t issue suspension
Chicago Sun-Times — Taj Gibson had no complaint with the $25,000 fine he received from NBA officials on Friday after being ejected from Game 2 on Wednesday. ‘‘I was just hoping it wasn’t going to be a suspension,’’ Gibson said. ‘‘But I deserved the fine.’’ Gibson and Joakim Noah were ejected with 10:13 left in the Bulls’ 115-78 loss to the Miami Heat, the most lopsided playoff defeat in team history. Noah was not fined or suspended. Gibson, who gave referee Scott Foster an earful, was fined ‘‘for verbal abuse of a game official,’’ a leagu...
Chicago Bulls May 10, 2013NBA fines Bulls' Gibson $25,000
South Florida Sun-Sentinel — Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson was fined $25,000 for verbally abusing an official, the league announced Friday.
Miami Heat May 10, 2013Gibson fined $25K for verbal abuse of ref
Chicago Bulls Blog | ESPN Chicago — Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson was fined $25,000 for verbal abuse of an official during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Miami Heat, the league announced Friday. Read the entire story.
Chicago Bulls May 10, 2013No fine for Bulls' Gibson or Noah — yet
Bulls Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports — Any penalties for Game 2 behavior would have to be meted out before Game 3 tipoffAs of Thursday afternoon, coach Tom Thibodeau said the Bulls hadn't heard from the league office regarding possible fines or — less likely — suspensions for Taj Gibson and Joakim Noah.
Chicago Bulls May 9, 2013Tom Thibodeau says Bulls must realize they won’t get calls vs. Heat
Chicago Sun-Times — The gamesmanship for Game 3 has begun. After watching Taj Gibson and Joakim Noah get ejected in the embarrassing Game 2 loss Wednesday night in Miami, coach Tom Thibodeau started planting the seed that the series hasn’t been officiated equally. “Not only Joakim, but our entire team,’’ Thibodeau said about his players having to show more composure. “We’ve got to do better, do a better job with that. You can’t get sidetracked. ‘‘We know how it’s going to be called. We’re not going to get calls. We just have to be tough m...
Chicago Bulls May 9, 20135 on 5: Should Taj be suspended?
Chicago Bulls Blog | ESPN Chicago — Taj Gibson's expletive-laden tantrum was inexcusable and a blatant show of disrespect to a fellow human being, but given the humiliating situation and the heightened tensions of the playoffs, I'm not sure it's an offense worth suspension. Slap him with a hefty fine, but let him play. This series needs as many available bodies as possible. Read the entire story.
Chicago Bulls May 9, 2013Gibson earns early exit
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Bulls forward Taj Gibson was ejected from Wednesday's Easter Conference Semifinal Game 2 against the Heat, after he grew frustrated by an official's decision. He received a technical foul and was tossed shortly thereafter, after he kept yelling at the refs. Noah was tossed in the fourth quarter as the game was well in hand. He finished with eight points on 4 of 6 shooting, with three rebounds in 14 minutes, in a 115-78 loss.
May 9, 2013Frustration reigns for Bulls on ejection night
Chicago Sun-Times — MIAMI — The Bulls know Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson lost their cool. They know that’s unacceptable. But their teammates understand it. They support two players who put so much into this team — and they say everyone will move on from an ugly situation. ‘‘They’re competitors,’’ Nate Robinson said after Noah and Gibson were ejected Wednesday from the most lopsided playoff loss in Bulls history. ‘‘When things aren’t going like you think they should, you get mad. You get frustrated. ‘‘They’re human. They’re not robots. They h...
Chicago Bulls May 8, 2013Another complete game for iron man Butler
Chicago Bulls Blog | ESPN Chicago — MIAMI -- If Taj Gibson had a soapbox he would have stepped on it in front of his locker late Monday night as he discussed the performance of his friend and teammate Jimmy Butler in the Chicago Bulls' surprising 93-86 win over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. "Jimmy's talented. A lot of people don't understand that," Gibson said defiantly after Butler racked up 21 points and 14 rebounds while playing 48 minutes for the third consecutive game.
Chicago Bulls May 6, 2013Chicago Bulls Forward Taj Gibson Post-Game
Miami Heat Coverage | 760 ESPN Radio — Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 - Bulls forward Taj Gibson addresses the media after the Heat beat the Bulls 94-91 to win the Eastern Conference Semifinals 4-1.
Miami Heat May 6, 2013Bulls-Heat: 'It's a different ballgame'
Chicago Bulls Blog | ESPN Chicago — MIAMI -- Taj Gibson spoke for his entire team late Saturday night while discussing the Chicago Bulls' upcoming Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Miami Heat. "It's just a different ballgame," he said after the Bulls eliminated the Brooklyn Nets in seven games. "It's a different ballgame. We just went to battle with a great rebounding team. Now we got to go battle with another great offensive team. This is different. That's our rivalry.
Chicago Bulls May 5, 2013
Bulls vs. Nets: Hinrich, Deng absence too much as Bulls effort just short
Blog a Bull — With Kirk Hinrich already out with the calf injury suffered in the marathon game 4, the Bulls suffered another blow to their roster, a trend that's gotten to a absurd level: some kind of virus that hit Luol Deng, Nate Robinson, and Taj Gibson. Deng didn't play at all, and reportedly was given a spinal tap to rule out meningitis before being sent home. Nate Robinson was shown on TNT throwing up during his brief periods on the bench. We already know the injuries that Gibson and Joakim Noah have been playing through this series. And yet, the Bulls still came very close to winning this gam...
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