Brooklyn native Taj Gibson returns to help community, Knicks

Taj Gibson (67) looks on in the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, April 10, 2019, in Denver. Photo Credit: AP/David Zalubowski

Taj Gibson seemed to be everywhere Saturday, bouncing around the sun-splashed basketball courts amid the Ingersoll Houses in Brooklyn. He was watching the youth tournament, handing out boxes of noise-making party snappers to kids, posing for photos and hugging adults, literally embracing the community.

He’s one of the new Knicks, one of seven free agents they signed this summer. But the 6-9 power forward is also a part of Ingersoll, this public housing complex in Fort Greene where he grew up. So he was hosting his Back to School Basketball Bash in the…