Tacko Fall coming back to the NBA on 76ers training camp deal

Tacko Fall is back in the NBA. The 7-foot-6 big man signed a training camp deal with the 76ers, the franchise announced Tuesday. Fall, one of the tallest players in league history, hasn’t appeared in an NBA game since late 2021, when he played 11 games for the Cavaliers. Since then, the Senegal native has spent time in the Chinese ​Basketball Association and Australia’s NBL. Tacko Fall of the Breakers shoots during the round 18 NBL match between the New Zealand Breakers and Brisbane Bullets at Wolfbrook Arena in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Jan. 24, 2025. Getty Images Fall, 30, previously played two seasons with the Celtics in 2019-2020 and 2020-21, where he appeared in 26 total games. The addition signals Philadelphia’s need for backup center help behind the oft-injured Joel Embiid, who