NBA's tallest player ruled out after hitting his head on a ceiling

Dimitri Kondonis

Concussion ruled the NBA’s tallest player out of Boston Celtics’ season-opening match after he hit his head on a low ceiling.

Tacko Fall, an imposing 7ft 5in in height at the age of 23, hit his head following a training session - while trying to wash his hands.

The Senegalese centre, one of the tallest men to ever play in the NBA, reportedly felt fine immediately following the knock, saying he thought nothing of it.

He reported feeling ill the next morning, though, and entered the league’s concussion protocol.

BOSTON - OCTOBER 13: Boston Celtics center Tacko Fall (99) covers Cleveland Cavaliers guard Sindarius Thornwell (3) during the fourth quarter. The Boston Celtics host the Cleveland Cavaliers in a pre-season NBA basketball game at TD Garden in Boston on Oct. 13, 2019. (Photo by Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Tacko Fall is one of the tallest ever players in the NBA. (Photo by Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 13: A young fan holds up a sign showing support for Tacko Fall #99 of the Boston Celtics prior to the start of the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at TD Garden on October 13, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)
The tallest player in the NBA has already earned cult status. (Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)

"Tacko got hit in the head yesterday after individual work," Boston coach Brad Stevens said. “He was a little under the weather. It sounds like being very cautious about that."

The former University of Central Florida star ultimately missed the match against Philadelphia 76ers, a match which Boston lost 107-93.

Fall, though, was not expected to play against the Sixers - although he did travel with the team to Philadelphia. He is currently seen as a development player who will spend his season working in the NBA’s second-tier G League.

BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 13: Tacko Fall #99 of the Boston Celtics dunks the ball against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the fourth quarter at TD Garden on October 13, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)
But his bizarre head injury left him ruled out of their season opener. (Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)

"[He's] very close [to a return] from what I’ve been told," Stevens added after the defeat. "But he wasn’t going to [play against the Sixers] anyway."

Fall set all-time records at the NBA draft combine for tallest height in shoes (7ft7in), largest wingspan (8ft 2.25in) and highest standing reach 10ft 2.5in).

Only Gheorghe Mureșan, Manute Bol, Shawn Bradley and Yao Ming have been listed as taller players in the entire existence of the NBA.

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