The people wanted Tacko Fall. His coach gave in, but not before making the crowd work for it.
With the Boston Celtics blowing out the Detroit Pistons in the fourth quarter Friday night at home, the crowd pleaded for Fall, an undrafted rookie who is nevertheless a fan obsession. Fall is among the planet's tallest humans at 7 feet, 5 inches, and his manner and effortless dunks have had crowds chanting for him -- though he'd played only one NBA game.A bench player can't have been top of mind for coach Brad Stevens, but he heard the fans. He nodded and let the noise build.
— Marc D'Amico December 21, 2019 It made for a memorable regular-season home debut. Fall had an easy dunk off a pick and roll, and a hook shot from a post move, finishing with five points, two rebounds, two turnovers and a block in just over four minutes.Fall normally plays for the Maine Red Claws in the NBA's developmental G League, where he's averaged 13.6 points, nine rebounds and 2.3 blocks a game.But the Celtics called him up for Friday's game for depth.
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