After fan favorite and UCF product Tacko Fall blocks this shot in the lane with his insane wingspan and great anticipation, Celtics fans go bananas for the big man.
At 7’6″ Tacko is one of the longest players ever to grace a basketball court — he’s a half foot taller than Shaquille O’Neal!
Celtics legend and announcer Tommy Heinsohn calls the play and gets it exactly right. “All this kid needs to really do to become a terrific player,” says Heinsohn, “is play a lot of basketball.” Celtics fans are totally on board with that. (Note: Heinsohn, 85 years old, was a good size player in his day at 6’7″. He won eight NBA titles with the Celtics)
Now this is an NBA player who may be able to successfully trademark “Tacko Tuesday”! After all, LeBron James‘s try got swatted!