TACKO Fall’s resilience has been hard to match – and perhaps even more impressive than his towering 7-foot-6 figure.

The ex-Boston Celtics cult hero returned to Las Vegas for his fourth summer league run to take another shot at the NBA and add another chapter to his storied basketball career.

Tacko Fall has returned to Las Vegas to make another summer league run, this time with the Milwaukee Bucks
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Tacko Fall has returned to Las Vegas to make another summer league run, this time with the Milwaukee BucksCredit: Getty

Fall became a cult hero in his two years with the Boston Celtics, who signed the Senegalese center after he went undrafted in 2019
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Fall became a cult hero in his two years with the Boston Celtics, who signed the Senegalese center after he went undrafted in 2019Credit: Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images
Fall, 27, was already taller than most NBA players at the age of 15, standing at 7-foot-3.

His physical attributes made him one of the most intriguing high school prospects, leading to offers from basketball programs like Vanderbilt, Purdue, and Georgetown.

Fall eventually committed to the University of Central Florida having gone to school in the Sunshine State.

He averaged 10.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 2.4 blocks in four years at UCF.

Then, during the 2019 NBA Draft Combine, he set new records for wingspan (eight feet, 2.25 inches), standing reach (10 feet, 2.5 inches), and height with shoes (seven feet, seven inches).

But his size proved to be a double-edged sword as while Fall towered over rival prospects, he didn’t have the necessary lateral quickness to defend at the NBA level.

Scouting reports also noted the center’s raw jumper and poor free-throw shooting that made him not much of a threat outside of the paint.

Fall eventually went undrafted – but the Celtics signed him to an Exhibit 10 contract, keeping his NBA dreams alive.

After a promising summer league debut, Boston kept the ex-UCF standout on a two-way contract.

Fall spent two years in Beantown, playing mostly for the Maine Red Claws in the G League.

He made a total of 26 NBA appearances during that time, clocking 6.2 minutes per game.

But he didn’t need to play much to become a fans’ favorite at TD Garden.

The Celtics faithful welcomed the big man with a standing ovation whenever he appeared on the court and celebrated his dunks with loud roars in appreciation of his personality and hustle.

And the affection was mutual.

“Boston will always be my home, so I’m very grateful for that,” Fall would tell Heavy in 2023.

The Senegalese failed to get himself a more prominent role after signing with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2021-22 – although he did manage to register his first-ever NBA start that year.

In the summer of 2022, Fall returned to Vegas to play in the summer league for the Utah Jazz.

But even though he led all players in rebounding with 12 boards per game, he failed to secure another NBA contract.

Then, the center found a job in China and spent the 2022-23 season with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers.

But he’s back at Thomas & Mack Center this summer, donning a Milwaukee Bucks uniform while making another NBA comeback attempt.

And he does not plan on giving up until he finally makes it.

“When you know what you’re capable of, you’ve just got to keep going until you hit it,” Fall said last week.

“And that’s pretty much what I’m doing right now.”