Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Taj Jami Gibson was born on June 24, 1985, in Brooklyn, New York. He is a power forward/center in the NBA.

Gibson played college basketball for the USC Trojans and was selected 26th overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 2009 NBA draft. The 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) power forward played mostly a sixth man role off the bench for the Bulls before being traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2017, later signing with the Minnesota Timberwolves the same year.

On July 9, 2019, Gibson signed with the New York Knicks. On November 19, 2020, the Knicks waived Gibson. On January 7, 2021, Gibson re-signed with the Knicks.

On July 19, 2022, Gibson signed with the Washington Wizards.