Boston Celtics big man Tacko Fall is proving quite the renaissance man when it comes to sports of late.
Not long after making an appearance at a WWE event when the world-famous wrestling outfit made a stop at TD Garden, where the Senegalese center linked up with his favorite wrestler John Cena, Fall got in the ring for a different combat sport with fellow wrestling enthusiast Enes Kanter.
His Turkish frontcourt teammate posted a video of the duo sparring on Twitter recently, but the “fight” was far from a serious contest.
Neither were at any sort of real risk, both throwing soft-pitch punches at one another in likely recognition a serious blow could put them at risk for some time in the NBA’s concussion protocol.
The 7-foot-5 big man also dove into another sport he’s been dabbling in — though in this case, the dive was literal.
Fall went for his third-ever swimming lesson, which he began this fall with the Charlestown Boys and Girls Club and was documented by Boston.com’s Nicole Yang then and now.
While it may look a bit unusual to see such a large man buoyed by a handful of wacky noodles for support, Fall is starting to look at home as a swimmer, and may yet add another athletic pursuit to his expanding repertoire.
Given the Conakry native grew up playing soccer and has even shown some skill driving Go-Karts, it’s probably safe to say that the UCF product isn’t afraid to try new experiences — even if they can be a bit more awkward for the prodigiously tall 24-year-old.
