REPORT: Tacko Fall to join New Zealand

Monday, November 18, 2024

ESPN's Olgun Uluc has reported Tacko Fall will replace Freddie Gillespie in the Breakers’ squad.

7-foot-6 (229cm) big man Tacko Fall will join the New Zealand Breakers for the remainder of the NBL25 season, according to ESPN’s Olgun Uluc.

Uluc reported Fall would replace Freddie Gillespie in the Breakers’ squad.

Fall played 37 games with Boston and Cleveland from 2019-2022 and has spent time with the New Zealand squad since the NBLxNBA tour last month.

Gillespie parted ways with the club on Monday, having been linked with an opportunity in Italy.

The club is yet to reveal its plans for replacing Gillespie, but said it expected to announce a signing before its next game on November 28.

More to come...

Tacko Fall will join the Breakers’ main roster for the remainder of the 2024-25 NBL season, sources told ESPN. He’s been around the team for practically the entire season; so this outcome, of course, is unsurprising. Fall is still recovering from a quad injury, but is expected to… https://t.co/FSsUs6DwUL
— Olgun Uluc (@OlgunUluc) November 18, 2024