Celtics’ Tacko Fall sets the record straight on his official height

After recently seeing his official height changed with the NBA, Tacko Fall cleared the air on his measurement.

Prior to the beginning of the season, the NBA mandated that all 30 teams re-measure each player’s height. As a result, some saw their official height change.

The caveat with the new change was players were to be measured without shoes on. Oftentimes, players take two different measurements at the NBA Draft combine, with and without shoes. So, a change was likely bound to happen.

While some were curious to see how Zion Williamson would fare — he lost an inch from his previously 6-foot-7 listing at Duke — others were interested to see the new measurement for Tacko Fall. The Boston Celtics two-way rookie came in at 7-foot-7 in shoes at the NBA Draft Combine and is now officially listed at 7-foot-5 after the recent remeasurements.

But in his mind, he’ll always be 7-foot-6.

Call it 7-foot-5 or 7-foot-6, an inch or two may not matter all that much to the opposition. But as teammate Grant Williams wisely pointed out, guys play basketball in shoes so we’ll let Fall call himself whichever height he wants to.

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