That kid is definitely tall. However, he had to be constantly groomed to play basketball. The only thing he knew how to do before was run from animals.
Funny story actually; I went to chiro school with a guy from Kenya. He was a sprinter in the 1996 Olympics and then tore his sartorius during prelims. While training in the US, he had to laugh when he would see animals run away from him. "Because in Kenya, they run at you" were his exact words. He said he enjoyed it until this black and white cat didn't run away and sprayed pee on him. It was a skunk. He said he had to shave his head and his US host family wouldn't let him in the house for 2 days.