Taj Gibson

The NBA is always a special time and look forward to hearing some special news come real soon.

To be honest with you, the phone calls just keep coming all through the years.

Even when I was playing with the Knicks, having Leon call me off the couch to come and tell me that you have a couple minutes for me,

And I was always thrilled with that whole aspect of guys calling me and being ready to come in and play.

I'm just following my path.

I came into this league around older veterans, great guys, always passing the game on.

And whenever I get a phone call, I always chuckle.

I always call Tibbs.

I laugh about it.

And he always told me I would be one of the last guys to be standing from the team to keep trying to keep playing.

He always told me, you'll have a long career.

And I always smile.

And I'm like, you really think so?

And each year, I get the phone call, and they're like, do you want to come?

And I'm just like, this is insane.

And that's why I'm like a hats off to the NBA, hats off to my agent especially.

But, Colin, I don't take it for granted.

One day, I don't take it for granted.

I'm just enjoying it.

all day every day um it's a part of the job but i love it though this is my this is my life this is what uh i came into doing i love working i love staying in shape i love coming around the organization i just love being around the guys it's like when every time i thought i was done and i got another team to call me and say we gotta we got opportunity for you each time they always told me just be yourself because all i know how to be with myself i'm not trying to be anybody else and it always worked out for the best of me but