The Knicks waived Taj Gibson on Sunday, three weeks after bringing back the 38-year-old veteran big man.
Derrick Rose, Pau Gasol and Taj Gibson will miss the Bulls' last two games of the season.
The Bulls head into Saturday's game against the Cavs with their playoff hopes all but gone. Pau Gasol pointe to lapses in urgency, awareness and maturity to explain Chicago's season ending early.
Jimmy Butler will return to the Bulls' lineup Saturday against James Harden and the Rockets after missing a month with a knee strain. Chicago's Taj Gibson also said he'll play against Houston.
Bulls swingman Jimmy Butler says he plans to ask Trail Blazers center Mason Plumlee "nicely" at first to pay his impending fine after Butler was called for a technical foul in Tuesday's game.
Big man Taj Gibson was ejected for his role in a conflict with Cavaliers guard Matthew Dellavedova during the Bulls' Game 5 106-101 loss to the Cavs.
