Malika Andrews: Derrick Jones Jr. said that he expected the judges to make it so there would have been a third “dunk off” round after Aaron Gordon dinked over Tacko Fall: “He clipped Tacko’s head, so they couldn’t give him a 50. I expected them to give him a 48 so we could go again.”
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Position: C
Born: 12/10/95
Height: 7-5 / 2.26
Weight:311 lbs. / 141.1 kg.
Salary: $79,568
Born: 12/10/95
Height: 7-5 / 2.26
Weight:311 lbs. / 141.1 kg.
Salary: $79,568
Gordon also lost the 2016 dunk contest in similarly heartbreaking fashion to Zach Levine. “It’s a wrap, bro,” the Orlando Magic forward told reporters afterwards, signaling his dunk contest career is over. “I feel like I should have two trophies. … Jumping over somebody 7-5 and dunking is no easy feat. What did I get, like a 47? Come on, man. What are we doing?”
Fall has played in six games with the Celtics, averaging 3.2 points and 1.8 rebounds on 75 percent shooting in short those stints. His per-36 numbers are a sight to behold, but we’ll save that for another day. Fall has taken strides in a variety of areas since the summer, which is promising for Boston considering his unique size. “Tacko’s a different player. It’s unique when you’re trying to come up with a player development plan for Tacko. There’s not many guys to compare him to,” Barlow said. “You can look at guys like Boban (Marjanovic), Rudy Gobert to an extent, but even then Tacko is still six, eight inches standing reach longer than them. He’s done a really good job in the pick-and-roll. I think he’s shown that he’s more mobile than people might have thought.”
Chris Grenham: Tacko Fall is here going through a pregame workout. With a Daniel Theis out, it’s likely he’ll be active tonight. Expect Tremont Waters to be active as well.
Chris Forsberg: Celtics have recalled Tacko Fall.
