Tacko Fall Gets Ridiculous Block At Jazz Summer League
Jul 7, 2022, 6:57 PM
Utah Jazz Summer League center Tacko Fall (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – Tacko Fall showed off his incredible size while playing for the Utah Jazz at the Salt Lake City Summer League.
After gathering an offensive rebound, Memphis Grizzlies rookie Jake Laravio tried a push shot in the paint only to see the ball picked out of mid-air by Fall.
You can see Fall make the incredible play in the tweet below.
Tacko says 🚫pic.twitter.com/IyAvbSaP0F
— Yahoo Sports NBA (@YahooSportsNBA) July 8, 2022
Fall has been a fan favorite since he first joined the Jazz Summer League roster drawing raucous from fans inside Vivint Arena from the moment he stepped on the floor in game one on Tuesday night.
Standing 7-foot-6, Fall is the tallest player in the NBA and draws an impressive fanbase wherever he suits up.
On Wednesday Fall didn’t play in the Jazz loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, but that didn’t stop fans from chanting “We want Tacko” throughout the evening.
Fall played better in the first half against the Grizzlies on Thursday. The former Boston Celtics center scored four points, grabbed two rebounds, and added his highlight-reel block in a three minutes stint.
Jazz Preparing For Vegas Summer League
After completing the Salt Lake Summer League, the Jazz will travel to Vegas with the other 29 NBA teams to compete in the 10-day offseason tournament.
In total, the Jazz will play five games, four of which already have a tip time.
Saturday, July 9: 5:30 PM vs. Atlanta Hawks NBATV
Monday, July 11: 8:00 PM vs. Dallas Mavericks NBATV
Wednesday, July 13: 5:00 PM vs. Toronto Raptors ESPNU
Friday, July 15: 3:00 PM vs. Los Angles Clippers ESPN2
Game 5 TBD
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Each team in the NBA will play four games between July 7 -15, with the top two teams from those games playing in the Vegas Summer League Championship Game on July 17. Seeding for the Championship Game will be determined by the 30 teams’ winning percentage.
The 28 teams not playing in the Championship Game will play a fifth game on either July 16 or 17.
