Taj Gibson is a New Yorker. He was born in Brooklyn and lives in Manhattan. He is accustomed to the constant irritation of traffic in New York City.



Earlier this season, however, when a Knicks practice ran long, even he was exasperated by the slog of his commute from the Knicks’ practice facility in Greenburgh. This time, it was 90 minutes to get home — about three times as long as normal. Without anywhere to go, he sent a photo of the stoppage to his teammates. When stuck in traffic there’s little to do but but hope someone else out there will commiserate with your struggle.



Like the rest of America, the Knicks must commute to work. In this way, they are no different than you or anyone else who must schlep to the office in their car every day and hope that they don’t hit bumper-to-bumper. Money can buy a lot of things, but it can’t save you from that (unless you’re Kobe Bryant).



Unlike the rest of the NBA, the Knicks have...