Unsung Hero Taj Gibson Is Quietly Responsible for Much of Bulls' Success

CHICAGO — Tom Thibodeau’s teams have always been defined by toughness. And no Chicago Bulls player has embodied that trait more over the last four-plus years, and received less credit for doing so, than Taj Gibson. In a stretch of years that has featured no shortage of uncertainty and unfulfilled expectations, Gibson has been a rare constant. As Joakim Noah won Defensive Player of the Year, as Carlos Boozer and now Pau Gasol got huge contracts to play in front of him, Gibson has kept his hea...