{"id":604976,"date":"2026-02-15T18:52:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T18:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/604976\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T18:52:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T18:52:23","slug":"picture-of-tacko-fall-making-victor-wembanyama-look-small-goes-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/604976\/","title":{"rendered":"Picture of Tacko Fall making Victor Wembanyama look small goes viral"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Sunday evening, the NBA All-Star game will take place<\/a> from the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, with several of the biggest names in the sport ready to compete. Among them is San Antonio Spurs<\/a> third-year phenom Victor Wembanyama<\/a>, who has pledged that he will be playing hard amid concerns about players’ lack of effort in the game in recent years.<\/p>\n

Recently, Wembanyama met former NBA player Tacko Fall<\/a>, who was in attendance for Friday night’s celebrity game, and amazingly, Fall made the Spurs star look like a regular-sized human when they spoke<\/a> face to face, per the NBA’s official account on X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n

A closer view of Victor Wembanyama and Tacko Fall standing together \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n

(via @NBA<\/a>) https:\/\/t.co\/CkuauMbNIE<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/06SVDudVmv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) February 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Fall once played for the NBA’s Boston Celtics, and at 7’6\u2033, he is among the tallest players in the history of the league.<\/p>\n

Still, Wembanyama isn’t very far off from that mark, and his insane combination of agility, outside shooting touch, and defensive prowess has made him arguably the most can’t-miss player in the league today.<\/p>\n

Wembanyama has the Spurs playing at an elite pace so far in the 2025-26 season, currently in the driver’s seat to secure the number two seed in the Western Conference, and his injury concerns have tapered off a bit in recent months after a calf injury forced him to miss extended time earlier in the year.<\/p>\n

As previously mentioned, there has been some outrage from fans in recent years, as it has become increasingly obvious that players are treating the All-Star game more as a joke than something to be taken seriously.<\/p>\n

However, the hope is that Wembanyama and some of the other young players at the event will give a respectable effort on Sunday evening and entertain the fans in attendance and those watching at home.<\/p>\n

Tipoff for the All-Star game is set for 5:00 pm ET from Los Angeles, and will be televised by NBC.<\/p>\n