Strangerfromuk says on 11/Mar/10
Kevin Peter Hall is just taller (this site has his height at 7'3)

Mamun says on 4/Mar/10
I say Kareem for sure !

Regards

Mamun

micheel says on 27/Feb/10
Who do you think is taller?
Kareem Abdul Jabbar or the late Kevin Peter Hall??
I do think that Kevin Peter Hall is taller...
Do you agree or not?

Anonymous says on 19/Feb/10
GIANT

Joe says on 8/Feb/10
i would hate being that tall! he must have chronic back/joint problems, etc. he looks 7'2 in this photo.

Anonymous says on 2/Feb/10
no they round it up to 7 ft 2

Sam says on 28/Jan/10
And I had always thought Kareem was 7 ft 2 in. Oh well, I guess you shrink as you grow older.

Mamun says on 16/Jan/10
ROB , sorry bro I think the picture is gone !

Regards

Mamun

Mamun says on 14/Jan/10
Thank Josh for your nice comment ! I had always wanted to meet Kareem ever
since I had seen him in the movie ' The game of Death " ! Yes I did kind of
small and insignificant standing beside him . But I have also met taller and
bigger than Kareem .

Regards

Mamun

josh says on 13/Jan/10
mamun you are very lucky to have met kareem because the closest i have from meeting him was watching him in one of his last game in the 1989 finals but at the same time i don't know if i would want to meet him because i am only 5'5 and i always get uncomfortable being around with people that are at least 6'3 or taller anyways i did find out he had cancer and i hope he overcomes it.

Steven DeMarco says on 14/Nov/09
Jabbar with age, maybe shrunk a half an inch. In his hey day, he was 7;2"" 1/2.

Mamun says on 11/Nov/09
I announce to you with great saddness that Kareem now claims to have cancer !
I pray to God and wish everyone else here do the same for the news not to be
true !

Mamun

Duhon says on 11/Oct/09
You don't have to be acromegalic to grow after 21. I've known regular heighted people who's grown slightly in their early twenties 20-22. Now regardless anyone over 7 feet acrmomegalic or not would not necesarilly follow the same growth patterns of average heighted people.

LordKevin says on 9/Oct/09
It's unlikely he grew after he was 21. He is not acromegalic.

Vegas says on 5/Oct/09
allen; expect there are photos of kareem being measured and his posture isn't relaxed Click Here

kareem was also listed at 7'1 5/8 in his final year at ucla, if you find an article from that time there is a good chance you will also see that height description for him, thats not to say he didn't grow to a full 7-2 after the age of 21 (he might have) but over 7'2 like 7'3, 7'4, i don't think so

Mamun says on 4/Oct/09
Yeah he did look more than 7' 2" to me when I met him !

Regards

Supermun

Allen says on 4/Oct/09
Back in the 60's most Tall players were very modest about their heights - for $$ today most players round up but there were no NBA millions back then. Bill Walton famously didn't want to be a "freak" so he listed himself at 6-11 despite being 7-1. If Kareem was "only" 7-2 you can bet that it was 7-2 barefoot, and probably with a fairly relaxed posture.

aram x says on 13/Aug/09
I recently took a pic with the wax version of Kareem in NYC, and he was very tall indeed compared to me (5,9 ish) but he definitely only looked 18 inches taller than me max.

Mikew says on 11/Aug/09
Rising: Gilmore says in the article that Wilt was only 1/4 of an inch shorter than him, which, if accurate and given the precise measurement attached to Wilt, suggests that Gilmore was probably somewhere between 7'1" and 7'2" as you state. Where is the Eaton quote? In the SI article on Gilmore or somewhere else?

RisingForce says on 10/Aug/09
That's very interesting and it supports my belief that Kareem could have been over 7'2", possibly closer to 7'3". People use to say he was taller than he was listed all the time during his playing days.

Although Gilmore also could have been closer to 7'1". What's also interesting that 7'3 3/4" measured Mark Eaton claimed Ralph Sampson was 2 inches shorter than he was.

Mikew says on 5/Aug/09
Good article on 7'2" Artis Gilmore. Gilmore says he only met 5 guys in his entire life who were taller than him, including Kareem and Ralph Sampson.

Click Here

Mikew says on 1/Aug/09
Vegas: You obviously put more stock in NBA "measurements" than I do. To me, therefore, calculating one player's height by referencing another's "measured" height is dubious, to say the least. That said, there is a limit to NBA exaggeration, so a 6'3" listed Nash is not under 6 feet. That much we can agree. I think most heights aren't exaggerated by more than 2 inches, with 1 and 1/2 inches probably being about the norm.

Vegas says on 31/Jul/09
marion was measured at 6ft 6.5, if amare looks 6'7 in that photo then steve nash looks under 6ft......

Mikew says on 31/Jul/09
Vegas: but what good is it to know tht Shawn Marion is "listed" at 6'7" by the NBA? Actually, the probabtive value would be that, all things equal, Marion would probably be about 1 1/2 shorter than his "listed" height as per the NBA norm (acknowledging that of course that he may be taller or shorter or the same as his listed height). Vegas, assuming Marion is actually 6'5.5" barefoot, how tall does Amare look in that photo? To me, 6'7ish, maybe 6'7.5".

Vegas says on 30/Jul/09
another nash amare photo, shawn marion the other guy in the photo is listed at 6ft 7 by the nba Click Here

Mikew says on 26/Jul/09
Vegas: Actually, it's not at all clear that Richardson looks any taller than Snoop, much less a full inch. It's hard to tell from the pic, but actually, I think Snoop looks taller, especially when you consider that Richardson is closer to the camera. Not trying to pick a fight here, as I don't think the pic is clear, one way or the other. As to the photo I posted, I don't think that's 4 inches. As to the new Amare/Nash photo you posted, I agree Amare looks tall, all of 6'8.5'; however, is it just me, or does that photo look weird, particularly Amare's face? Face looks unusually big.

Mikew says on 26/Jul/09
Pete, read the disclaimer at the bottom of the page.

Vegas says on 26/Jul/09
here is another photo of nash and amare this time side by side, his 6'8.5 barefoot measurement is spot on Click Here

Vegas says on 26/Jul/09
richardson was measured at 6'4.75 barefoot in 2001, there is roughly 4 inches in that richardson/amare photo, richardson comes up to amares eyebrows and normally from your eyebrows to the top of your head its four inches, it is for the likes of me and rob so i assume its also the same for a 6'8+ guy like amare Click Here

richardson looking approx an inch taller than snoop dog Click Here

Pete says on 25/Jul/09
Shaq measured 7'1" without shoes at the draft combine in 1991. He may be shorter now because he's older and carries a lot of weight, but Kareem clearly has a few inches on Shaq.

Click Here

Mikew says on 25/Jul/09
Vegas: Amare ain't looking 6'8.5 here, assuming the normal variance in Jason Richardson's 6'6" billing. Click here: Click Here
I would say Amare looks about 2.5 inches taller than Richardson. 3 maybe. And my best guess, though I don't by any means, is that Richardson, like most listed 6'6" shooting guards/swingmen, is closer to 6'4.5". Again, I don't know what Richardson's true height is.

Mikew says on 25/Jul/09
Vegas: Amare does not look 6'8.5 next to Nash in Rising's photo, and I would not use the word "dwarf" either, though you are 100% correct that it's difficult to say because Nash is definitely standing closer to the camera. Conclusion? need to look at other photos.

Mikew says on 25/Jul/09
Vegas: To be honest, I haven't really paid too much attention to Amare's height, other than to note that he looks unusually short in those Shaq photos that keep getting posted (and/or Shaq looks taller than normal). Because those photos appear a little "off," I tend to think that other photos need to be looked at. Generally speaking, I put very little stock in NBA supposed "measurements," with the listed heights obviously being of zero value (other than to say that, generally speaking, the player will be about 1 and 1/2 inches shorter than his listed height). On that basis, the 6'8.5 height would seem to at least be a good guess/starting point. I will try to look at a bunch of Amare photos and see if I come up with anything different.

Vegas says on 25/Jul/09
Amare Stoudemire was measured 6'8.5 barefoot at the 2002 draft, the nba lists him at 6'10, Mikew how tall do you think he is?? he is completely dwarfing steve nash there in risings pic despite nash standing in front of him and nash is no shorter than 6'1, as he was taller than arnie

lsu alum says on 25/Jul/09
I see Kareem 2 inches taller than Shaq.

Who says on 25/Jul/09
shaq claims 7ft even here at age 16 in HS Click Here

Mikew says on 24/Jul/09
Rising: agree with everything you say about Kareem, though not about Shaq. I am skeptical, to say the least, about supposed NBA barefoot measurements, including that one regarding Amare. Much more convincing evidence would be Shaq's admission to Howard Stertn that he is actually, contrary to popular belief, a hair below 7 feet barefoot. Now, before the Shaq fan boys start littering this page with the pathetic "Shaq was joking" comments, ask yourself where the joke would be in admitting to being a mere 1 inch (and a hair) below what amounts to a billed height in an arena (NBA) where exaggerated heights are the norm. There is no joke. If of course, on the other hand, Shaq had "admitted" to a height that was so far under his billed height, say 6'8, then of course we would accept and know that he was joking. There is no joke in admitting that you are essentially 7 feet (hair under) as opposed to 7'1". Shaq does admittedly look all of 7'1", which is partly attributable to the huge shoes he wears.

RisingForce says on 24/Jul/09
There's no way that Kareem is under 7'2". Magic Johnson was listed at 6'9" and even if he was closer to 6'7", someone please tell me with a straight face that this isn't atleast a 7 inch difference. Click Here I'd say that may be closer to an 8 inch difference.

Hakeem Olajuwon was always listed as 7 feet and claimed to be 6'11". Olajuwon is not a hair under 6'10" and Kareem easily has 4 inches on him, especially considering Kareem's awful posture. Click Here

There's no way Shaq is under 7'1". Here he is with Amare Stoudemire who was measured barefoot by the NBA at 6'8.5" out of highschool. The Phoenix Suns claimed he grew to 6'9.25". Shaq absolutely dwarfs Stoudemire. Click Here Click Here Click Here

In the last 2 pictures Amare is closer to the camera and in the last picture Shaq is slouching, but Shaq still dwarfs him.

As far as Kareem, many say that he was actually more like 7'3", but very insecure about his height. Apparently this insecurity started at a young age when he was so much taller than the other kids and he also stuck out because most of the basketball team was white. Kareem looked taller than a flat 7'2" to me.

Mikew says on 15/Jul/09
Vegas: I put Shaq at the height he admitted to, in his words "just under 7 feet," which I interpret, along with viewing other evidence, to be 6'11 and 7/8. To me, that's 7 feet (besides, if Shaq measured himself at 6'11 and 7/8, it probably means he could measure at 7 feet flat). As to Andre, I think, at PEAK, Andre was slightly over the 7 foot mark, perhaps 7'.05. I think he was probably 6'11ish for much of the early to mid 1980's and about 6'10ish in the 1990's. Andre, even at peak, was definitely not taller than Wilt or Kareem. Notwithstanding my 7.05" peak estimate of Andre, I have no problem per se with Rob's estimate since we are obviously within the same range.

Vegas says on 14/Jul/09
again the shaq stuff i ain't going to debate because unless we have solid video evidence of the two barefoot its pretty much pointless, btw you have andre taller than shaq too don't you?? one thing we know for sure was that kareem was measured at 7'1.65 like rob says at age 22 years 5 months in 1969, whether he grew after that is debatable, maybe he did, maybe that measurement was an evening height we don't know for sure Click Here

Mikew says on 14/Jul/09
Vegas: Kareem's knees are obviously bent in the first photo, and Kareem is not standing fully straight in the second photo, not to mention that Bynum is closer to the camera. Kareem is still taller, whether you want to call it 1.5 inches or 1/2 an inch. All of this, however, is beside the point, since we know, to the extent that anyone's height can be known with certainty short of measuring yourself, that Kareem is or, at a minimum was, 7'2". That's about as documented a height as you'll ever find. So it doesn't matter whether Bynum is 7'1" or 7'0" or otherwise. On a related matter, you also have to use caution when comparing Bynum to Shaq (or others) since Bynum was as young as 17 in many of the videos/photos posted with Shaq and others, and may very well have been still growing. Bottom line: there is ZERO chance that Shaq is as tall as Kareem, even at Kareem's age today.

Vegas says on 13/Jul/09
there is no 2 inches in that photo, you can argue kareem isn't standing straight but bynam also has his head down and kareem is closer to the camera, bynam is clearly in the paint while kareem is standing outside it Click Here photo of bynum and kareem, kareem has his head lifted in this one but the tops of both mens heads are no more than 0.5 inch apart Click Here

Mamun says on 13/Jul/09
Also my friend Vegas , anyone can clearly see that Bynum has more than an inche footwear advantage ! I mean look Kareem is only wearing causual shoes whereas Bynum has monster nikkies on ! Regards Supermun

Mikew says on 13/Jul/09
Vegas: Kareem looks approximately the same height as Bynum? Are you kidding? Kareem looks about 1.5-2 inches taller in the photo you posted, and Kareem was also clearly slouching. As an aside, I don't know that Shaq is even taller than Bynum.

Vegas says on 13/Jul/09
well kareem looks approx the same height as andrew bynum in this photo and bynum isn't as tall as shaq there is a video on youtube "shaq vs bynum" and shaq edges him, photos are not the best though we would see solid video evidence of kareem and shaq standing together barefoot Click Here

Mikew says on 13/Jul/09
As stated on Shaq's page, Kareem, even at 60 plus years of age, much less a prime Kareem, at only .625 inches taller than Shaq is a joke. Since Kareem has been so consistently listed at 7'2" for so many years, and because there was never any reason for Kareem to underestimate his height, it means that Shaq ain't 7'1" barefoot. It is true, however, that Kareem does look even taller than his documented 7'2" in the picture with Mamun. In fact, he looks like he stacks up reasonably well with the two giants who posed with Mamun, Allam Channa and Naseer Somro, listed on this site as 7'8" and 7'9", respectively. Frankly, I don't see that much of a difference (check out where Mamun measures up next to Kareem's arm/shoulder and compare when he stands next to the other two).

aarod says on 12/Jul/09
7'1" solid shaq with kareem, both leaning in a similar fashion, kareem appears to be a solid inch taller at least.. it is still very difficult to tell.. but he is definately taller than shaq: Click Here he is with young 6'8" magic johnson, looking around 7'2.5"-7'3": Click Here

aarod says on 12/Jul/09
7'1" solid shaq with kareem, both leaning in a similar fashion, kareem appears to be a solid inch taller at least.. it is still very difficult to tell.. but he is definately taller than shaq: Click Here

aarod says on 12/Jul/09
who measured kareem barefoot at 7'1.625" ? wilt chamberlain was measured barefoot at 7'1.16", and kareem appears to be a full two inches taller than wilt in some pictures... in that picture with mamun, kareem looks to be 7'3"-7'4", if you figure his head is 9"-10" long, that makes him around 20" taller, which is around 7'3"-7'4" anyways. i believe solid 7'2" or greater. its hard to tell unless he is standing next to another 7 footer of known height..

Alex says on 26/Jun/09
kareem is not 65 as one guy state dhere, he is born in 47, so he's about 62, early sixties
very skinny man as you can see, compared to the two small men 5"8 guys there, same width. that skinny frame, kept him young and healthy.

Dallas says on 19/Jun/09
In Game of Death he looked at least a foot and 6 inches taller than 5'8 Bruce Lee. 7'2 is probably right on the money. That was an awesome fight in that movie though.

Mikew says on 17/Jun/09
Putting aside the fact that he actually looks taller, the man is 7'2", period, end of story. The 7'1.625 measurement was when he was in high school. He has been listed (legitimately) and cited as 7'2" for over 30 years. This needs to be changed.

Mark D. says on 9/Jun/09
Based on the many pics below, Kareem's about an inch taller than Shaq and Wilt. I'd put him at a solid 7'2". I wear a size 12 shoe, and could envision one and a half of my shoes difference, between Kareem and Mamun, in the above picture.

Haze says on 5/Jun/09
thats one big mofo

Jack says on 1/Jun/09
Pics aren't working, guys! They need to work ESPECIALLY on a page like this!

aram x says on 10/May/09
Kareem is about the same height as this guy:
Click Here
Shagari Alleyne

Jay says on 8/May/09
Kareem is at least 7'4" some say likely 7'5"

Listed a 7'2" yes, but certainly taller. I am 7'1" and he was noticeably taller then me when we meet 18 years ago.

Anonymous says on 14/Apr/09
I will round 7'1.625 up to 7'1.630.

aram x says on 5/Apr/09
For some reason he looks taller than only 7,2" in the above pics. I looks 7,4" more than 7,2" (although it is well known that he's 'only' 7,2" or maybe 7,3")

Janette says on 22/Mar/09
I was crossing the street once years ago (i.e. over 20 yr), next to Mr. J; at 5'2", I will say, being near him left an impression!

Jordan says on 19/Feb/09
Kareem at AGE 65 is at least an inch taller than Bynum, as evident in this vid. I would say if Bynum is at least 7'0, Jabber is still 7'1, and was prolly 7'2.5 when he was younger.
Click Here

sabah says on 8/Feb/09
kareem abdul jabbar is so tall ab mein kya batayu stupid hey!i want to go africa my sister is there my sister like africa

Brad says on 8/Feb/09
I've never been in a fight. I just insult people to the point they walk away. Lots of good one liners work. Dice Clay greatest hits. I've seen fat chicks who could beat me up. The ones that go "Whuddya mean ya won't dance/go out/take my number etc. am I too fill in the blank for you?" are more scarey than a pack of gangstahs. Them free buffets in clubs can be scarey when all you want is the freaking food not a steady line of er, unattractive secretaries hittin on ya. The best buffet was at a club at a hotel where United based their flight attendants. Tony Curtis Operation Boeing Boeing. To hell with the food.

Tommy says on 7/Feb/09
This guy is an absolute minimum of 7'2" barefoot today. Considering he is nearing 62 years of age, and much jumping up and down on the court compressing the spine, it wouldn't have surprised me if he had been closed to 7'4" in his twenties. If ever a basketball player's listed height was there true unexaggerated barefoot height, it has to be without a shadow of a doubt KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR! Thoughts anyone?

Tom W. says on 5/Feb/09
Retired NBA Superstars:
Click Here
Kareem Abdul Jabbar 7ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Bill Russell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m),
Bill Walton 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)-on the pic. Bill Walton seems to make hiself taller.He probably tried to be the same height as Kareem.

By the way all of Walton's sons are tall, at least 6 feet 7 inches, but none is as tall as their father, who stands 6 feet 11 inches.

With George Lucas and NBA stars (+ 6'11' (211cm) Nate Thurmond)
Click Here

Fisher says on 4/Feb/09
Here is the Samuel Jackson, Kareem photo Freddy was talking about a little over a month ago. Keep in mind Sam Jackson is 6'2...

Click Here

lillo thomas says on 3/Feb/09
the guy is really a giant . Is atleast 7-2 even now .

Brad says on 3/Feb/09
I really went at Cindy Crawford. "Gee yer short", etc.. I think she mumbled we were the tallest guy-gal here. She was over 6' in heels and I stood over her head looking at her gorgeous hair.Kareem made me look like a shrimp. Most NBA centers can make everybody look small.

RisingForce says on 2/Feb/09
I'd guess he's taller than Khali. I remember Shaq being taller than Khali in a picture, but I remember another picture where Kareem was taller than Shaq.

joe says on 1/Feb/09
wow! this guy is HUMOUNGOUS! he is truly gigantic. is he taller than wwe wrestler, the great khali? i think he is 7'2. nobody can realistically give his height as 7ft 1.625in from an estimation. that is too specific lol!

miser says on 31/Jan/09
i wish i were this guy. just for one day though, lol

runt says on 31/Jan/09
Brad, if you're 6-8.5 in boots, Kareem can be barefooted and see over your head. What a shrimp!

mma fan says on 30/Jan/09
he has a good inch on Shaq, he is 7'2

Sam says on 30/Jan/09
Jabbar didnt look taller than Shaq

Brad says on 29/Jan/09
Very few times in public I'm owned big and I'm talking Kareem. Courtside of course. Most of these players BS their heights. I don't think Lew-Kareem did.

Alex3 says on 29/Jan/09
Def a 7'2 guy. He can pass for even more than that.

Mr. R. says on 29/Jan/09
I met Kareem and Wilt Chamberlain at different times. Once they get above 6-6, for me its a lucky guess.

Jordan says on 28/Jan/09
How many inches did Kareem have on Shaq. i cant acces those pics anymore. I remeber Kareem looked to have about an inch on Shaq in their photos but im not sure.

TNTinCA says on 28/Jan/09
Anyone ever remember that one Bruce Lee movie that Kareen was in where they did a stunt fight?
Great moment is when Bruce gets kicked by Kareem and they show him with a huge footprint on his shirt!

aram x says on 28/Jan/09
Kareem looks a legit 7,2" barefoot. No problem. Never thought he would become bald too.

Morg says on 28/Jan/09
Ive seen bigger

Derek says on 27/Jan/09
Pretty obvious he's well over 7'0". I'd feel like a midget at 6'2" lol.

Brad says on 27/Jan/09
I walked down by the Lakers' bench once. 6' 8.5" in boots and he made me feel small.

Jordan says on 27/Jan/09
Looks still above 7'0 at his age.

AKK says on 27/Jan/09
First Google result for "Kareem Bruce". Click Here

I never want to get in a fight with somebody that size. It's a bit like being a 10 year old kid trying to stand up to that almost-out-of-age-of-minority teenaged bully. O_O

supes78 says on 26/Jan/09
I don't this guy's height is up for debate. He's absolutely huge.

runt says on 26/Jan/09
What was his reach advantage over Bruce Lee?

Clay says on 26/Jan/09
Supermun' has pics with 7'8-7'9 giants but everyone knows K.A.J so this is awesome.

Jordan says on 25/Jan/09
Yep, is taller than many NBA Greats like Shaq, Garnett, and Bynum. The man has great posture even in his 60's b/c he is still taller than al lthe young studs. He must have been 7'2 in his youth.

Freddy says on 7/Dec/08
Got to be 7'2, type his name in google images Look at the first image and he has a clear foot on a 6ft2 and a half listed Samuel L Jackson on this site

zach says on 4/Dec/08
man good he doesnt go to my school i like being considered the tallest kid there and hes clearly 7'2''

Haze says on 7/Nov/08
still holds his own with shaq even in his later years. good listing for him imo

Salva11 says on 4/Nov/08
Hey guys please switch Kareem Height from 7'1.625" to 7'2" (218) ! ! ! Coz this last is his really and proved height.

Salva11 says on 3/Nov/08
Yes Bynum seems an hair taller than Pau, but he seems a little closer to the camera...by the way LAL s'got the real Twin Tower, 2 player with a terrific 9'6" of standing reach and both very skills and athletics specially Pau!!!

Kareem's arms looks short for is height or not???

Shaq says on 1/Nov/08
Bynum is a full 7'1"
Click Here

He's a little taller than Gasol and numerous reports over the last few years have said that he grew to 7'1". Gasol is 7'0.5" as you said. Kareem is still 7'2" at age 61.

Salva11 says on 29/Oct/08
I think Kareem is a strong 7'2" (218) clearly taller than Bynum and Gasol both 7,0,5" (215) at 61, but his arms seems quite short for a 7'2" man or not???

Ron says on 28/Oct/08
I just got back from the Johns Hopkins University MSE Symposium that featured Abdul-Jabbar as this week's speaker and he is really, really tall. I'm 6'1" so I have no clue exactly how tall he is but I wouldn't be surprised if he is 7'1" or 7"2."

Lozzer says on 25/Oct/08
If you think 6 foot 1-2 dad with 4'8" son then yeah definitlet, just right hehe!

aram x says on 14/Oct/08
I guess the difference is probably greater lol...Kareem is huge...easily 7,2"!

Realme2008 says on 10/Oct/08
Is the difference between Kareem and Mamum bigger than the difference between a little kid, and a full grown man (5'10")? If so... wow. It doesn't really make a difference to debate his height, because he's obviously very tall.

aram x says on 30/Sep/08
Kareem Jaber is pretty easily 7,2"...i googled his weight at only 240 lbs? he maybe very skinny but even his height i am little surprised he only weighs that much! i thought he would weigh around 250 lbs at least...

mma fan says on 30/Sep/08
Kareem looks 7'2 atleast. I never saw a pic from him which makes him less than 7'2. The fact is he looks 7'2 at age of 61. I do not know if he was taller in his 20's

Shaq says on 30/Sep/08
Gasol is 7'0.5" so that means Kareem is still 7'2" at 61 years old. Maybe the rumors of him being over 7'2" when he was younger are true?

Massimo says on 21/Sep/08
Kareem looks quite clearly taller than Pau Gasol:

Click Here

Clay says on 20/Sep/08
You missed the biggest giant sportsman of all Yao Ming who is 7'5.5/7'5.75. And dont forget wrestlers Paul Wight and Dalip Singh who are both 7'0+ and of great bulk, much more than other athletes.

Gonzalo says on 8/Aug/08
Nowitzki is clearly taller than 2`08. Watch the Plympics now and you will see he is tallert than that

nba pro says on 6/Aug/08
"Phonix says on 3/Aug/08
giant sportsman of all kinds

NBA Player

Dikembe Mutombo 7'1.25 = 2,16 m
shawn Bradley 7'6 = 2,29 m Yao ming 7'5 = 2,26 m
Shaquil o'neal 7'1 = 2,15 m
Dirk Notzki 6'11.5 = 2,12 m "


its been said before dirk is only 6'10

Phonix says on 3/Aug/08
giant sportsman of all kinds

NBA Player

Dikembe Mutombo 7'1.25 = 2,16 m
shawn Bradley 7'6 = 2,29 m Yao ming 7'5 = 2,26 m
Shaquil o'neal 7'1 = 2,15 m
Dirk Notzki 6'11.5 = 2,12 m

K1 fighter & mma

Giant silva 7'2 = 2,18 m billed height 2,30 m
Montahna silva 7'0 = 2,13 m Billed height 2,25 m
Hong man choi 7'2 = 2,18 m
Semmy schilt 6'11 = 2,11 m
Jan nortje 6'11 ? 6'9 = 2,06 m
Julius long 7'1 ? 6'11 = 2,10 m
Boxing

Nikolai valuev 7'0 = 2,13 m
Vitali Klitschko 6'7.5 = 2.02 m
Wladimir klitschko 6'6.5 = 1,99 m
Akinwande 6'7 = 2,00 m
Jameel Mccline 6'6 = 1,98 m
kevin mcbride 6'6 = 1,98 m

Mamun says on 20/Jul/08
I do agree my friend !

Regards

Mamun

Shaq says on 20/Jul/08
Mamun, do you agree that Kareem is a legit 7-2? I believe he is atleast that tall.

Mamun says on 19/Jul/08
nice pictures JT !!!

JT says on 19/Jul/08
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Shaq says on 14/Jul/08
I don't know what his wingspan is but how is he under 7'2"?

Kareem and 7'1 1/16" Wilt Chamberlain
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Kareem and 6'10"-6'11" Hakeem Olajuwon
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Kareem and 6'7"-6'7.5" Magic Johnson
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Kareem easily has 7 inches on Magic, about 4 inches on Hakeem and about an inch on Wilt. I wouldn't be surprised if Kareem was over 7'2".

Anonymous says on 9/Jul/08
Kareem seems to be somewhere between 7,1-7,2". just wondering what is his wingspan?

Shaq says on 5/Jul/08
NY Times says 7-1 7/8

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Shaq says on 27/May/08
Garnett actually grew from 6'11" to 6'11.75" and I've read Amare grew from 6'8.5" to 6'9.25". You've mentioned Dwight's 6'9.5" claim and Lebron may have grown a bit too. Of course those are all guys who were drafted as teenagers straight out of highschool. Kareem does look taller than 7-1 5/8 though and there was a link that acknowledged the 7-1 5/8 measurement but stated he grew past it.

You may be right but growing 3/8 of an inch at 22 years old isn't too hard to believe.

Ozzy says on 25/May/08
Shaq: why is it more likely for a big man to grow at an older age than a shorter man? I was 6'3 at 16 and never grew taller, only filled out. I think it has more to do with physical maturity, body frame or something like that. Wayne Rooney, Dwight Howard, LeBron James, all had grown up bodies at an early age. Even Amare and KG haven't changed much from when they were drafted, 245-249 and 217-220 respectively.

Arnie says on 18/May/08
5'8 Mamun is at least up to his lower chest,I myself being 4'9.5 think I would be scarcley above this guys waist,in this picture Kareem looks like a titan, hes got to be 7'2 like Ive heard. He is way above the norm and Iam way beneath.

Shaq says on 5/May/08
I find the 7'2" even measurement possibly legit because it acknowledges the 7'1 5/8" measurement from 1969 but Kareem also has looked atleast 7'2" in 95% of the pictures I've seen of him.

I agree JT. 6'7" and change for Magic and 7'2" even for Kareem. Kareem is still over 7'1" because Andrew Bynum does really look like a legit 7'1". He had atleast 2 inches on 6'11" Andrew Bogut at the 2007 Rookie/Sophomore Game.

Shaq says on 2/May/08
I can buy Bynum growing to 7'1" because he was already 7'0.25" at age 17 and I've seen a dozen articles reporting the Lakers measured him 7'1".

I can also believe that they measured him 7-1 5/8 but that he grew shortly after that. A man of Kareem's size could easily grow 3/8 of an inch at age 22 or 23. The link also is easier to believe for me because it acknowledges the prior measurement of 7-1 5/8. I've almost never seen Kareem look under 7-2 in pictures and he looks a solid 7 inches taller than Magic.

JT says on 2/May/08
Another good find there Shaq is 7'1". There was always a good inch at least between Kareem and Wilt and even Shaq. This is Kareem and Magic from 1984. Click Here Magic was probably a shade over 6'7" but was listed at 6'8" in college and 6'9" in the NBA. That's still easily a 7 inch height difference, if not a bit more. Kareem (age 61) is still taller than Andrew Bynum of the Lakers, who reportedly is now 7'1".

Vegas says on 1/May/08
thats kareem getting measured aged 22 and 5 months Click Here

Shaq is 7'1" says on 1/May/08
Some good new evidence here and it is a newspaper article stating Kareem grew in 1970 to an even 7'2". Click Here

Lew Alcindor is just a growing boy, according to physical reports of the Milwaukee Bucks. Alcindor, who checked in at 7-feet-l 5-8 as a million dollar rookie with the National Basketball Association team a year ago, has grown three-eighths of an inch since and now measures an even 7-feet-2.
I can buy a legit 7-2 for Kareem.

Plenty of searchs came up in 1969 for Kareem so I guess the 7-1 5/8 measurement was from his rookie season. Click Here

I can buy the claim in the newspaper article that Kareem grew to 7'2" even. Kareem use to get estimated at 7'4" all the time so a legit 7'2" is not hard to believe.

What do you think Rob? Is the article enough to upgrade him?

Shaq is 7'1" says on 30/Apr/08
Back during Kareem's playing days the rumor about his height was similar to the rumor about Bill Walton's. I heard people say Kareem was more above his listed but he was uncomfortable about his height so he liked to be listed lower.

This is the best picture I've seen of Kareem and Shaq.
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I'd say the 7-1 5/8 listing for Kareem looks accurate in that picture.

JT says on 30/Apr/08
If Shaq's a legit 7'1" barefoot, that certainly calls into question the 7'1 5/8" listing for Kareem, which I always thought was a little low.

Shaq is 7'1" says on 29/Apr/08
Here is a legit pre-draft link Ip. Not a newspaper article.
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Players are given the option of choosing their barefoot height or their height in shoes. Most guys choose the height in shoes but if you look through enough pre-draft measurements you'll find guys like Shaq, Bosh, Durant, Garnett who are listed at or even below their barefoot heights.

Hey Rob by the way what book is Kareem's 7-1 5/8 measurement mentioned in?

Shaq is 7'1" says on 26/Mar/08
Kareem looks more in the 7'2" or 7'3" range

Kareem and 6-10ish Hakeem Olajuwon
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MP says on 19/Mar/08
At Kareems prime he was 7'6"
I have his card to prove it
I really doubt he lost 5"

Shaq is 7'1" says on 27/Feb/08
I meant Shaq doesn't even look 4" shorter. Shaq's head is well past Yao's eyebrows meaning even with Yao's big forehead he doesn't have 4" on Shaq.

Shaq is 7'1" says on 27/Feb/08
lmfao lsu alum almost everyone agreed Shaq is over 7 feet on the Shaq page so you come here? Back to Back Yao doesn't even look 4" shorter. You can't judge height to save your life.

lsu alum says on 26/Feb/08
dream34,dont believe shaq is 7'1",hes obsessed with shaq his hero being taller than 7'0"Yao looks to be 6 inches taller than shaq

Shaq is 7'1" says on 16/Feb/08
Dream34 Shaq's head is over Yao's eyebrows when they stand back to back. O'Neal was measured 7'1" barefoot and 7'2.75" in shoes while Yao was measured 7'5" barefoot and 7'6.25" in shoes.

jobu says on 10/Feb/08
I recall a basketball announcer saying that Kareem was measured at 7' 3-5/8" in the late 70's. It's likely that he's shorter now, especially since he jumped for a living for close to 20 years.

Fisher says on 3/Jan/08
Kareem's thin body structure makes him look a little over 7'2 but hes not.

Dream34 says on 18/Dec/07
shaq is even 7'. yaos eyebrows are as tall as shaq is. eyebrows to top of head...at least 5". measure from ur eyebrows to head and that will be more than u think and yao has a frankenstein forehead. shaq is taller than dream but that didnt help him at all. that pick is of end of sweep and shaq runnin' to the exits but dream being humble and all gave him some words of wisdom. i think it payed off.

Anonymous says on 2/Dec/07
I saw the movie "Game of death" and I can garantee you he was taller than Bruce Lee. This guy is taller than Wilt, much taller than Kevin Nash. This guy is no midget! I would love to see him next to Yao, just to check how much shorter he is than the Chinese. Of course, Kareem next to the Big Show would be a legendary picture! I have seen many picture of Kareem on gettyimages etc. and, to me, there is no way he is shorter than 2.15, even today. 7 ft 1.625 in sounds accurate.

LOOK UP TO THE TALL PEOPLE!!!!! says on 12/Nov/07
[Editor Rob: you can't even get the figure right. No wonder I delete most of your posts, you insult this site. He was measured 7ft 1 and 5/8ths. I'm sure even you can understand what 0.625 of an inccvh eeeequates to...]

lol i try to give my inputs on this site but theyre not appreciated apparently i was just curious how u can look at somebody and accurate;y place them to the .625 of an inch. if that calls for a scolding , and if you think its right to delete my contributions to the site thats on you. its yourr site i just thought my opininons on this site were just as important as the next guy. especiially since i have a huge obsession with my height and experience being tall and judging height ((6'3 at 17and 18 now) so yea

Shaq is 7'1 says on 12/Nov/07
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Kareem and 6'7.25" Magic

Shaq is 7'1 says on 12/Nov/07
Shaq was joking on Howard Stern here he is with 6'10.25" Hakeem Olajuwon.

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He has 3+ inches on Hakeem

Shaq and 7'5" Yao back to back

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That is not a 5.5" inch difference. It is 4 max.

mask says on 11/Nov/07
Some info on the heritage of Mr. "Sky Hook":
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Anonymous says on 9/Nov/07
guy on the other side looks 5'10

burppp says on 9/Nov/07
the door in the picture is pretty big

Big T says on 9/Nov/07
However....the angle is funny..the guy on the other side of Kareem looks 6' compared to Mamum but what's the bet he's only 5'9" or something like that cos of the angle

Big T says on 9/Nov/07
ok, I've done the measurements, and the interesting thing is- Mamun's head in this pic is 1.2cm long on my screen, and the difference in height between Kareem and Mamun is 2.6cm. So, the difference in height is more than double Mamun's head length! This puts Kareem at at least 7'2" in this pic (18 inches taller than Mamum, assuming Mamun has a smallish head well under 9 inches) but probably taller.....??

LOOKUPTOTHETALLPEOPLE says on 8/Nov/07
this site is rediiculous how could u acurately measure him to the nearest .6125????????

Colby says on 8/Nov/07
Shaq admitted on Howard Stern that he is NOT 7 feet tall. He just claims he is because it looks better than 6 something. You cannot compare athlete to athlete because they routinely lie about their heights and usually its accepted.

Serg says on 7/Nov/07
I was actually a writer during the 92 nba draft and 7'1" 295 i believe were shaq's pre-draft numbers. I've never seen 6'11" for shaq in any official print.

cantstop25 says on 7/Nov/07
in that kareem bynum picture I dont think there standing I think there sitting on stools

Mamun says on 7/Nov/07
My friend Vegas, I agree with you 1000 percent that it would have been a
wonderful idea to bring my 6'6" cousin to these meetings and having him stand
beside Nash and Sid . Even he would have gone crazy ! But unfortunately he
lives in Bangladesh and there is no way the united states is going to give
him a visa for a tall man contest . Vegas I don't know how tall you are but
let me tell you something . You see every one of these guys , my cousin, kane
Sid , nash and even Tiny Ron have a full head over me and my eye level is
always below their shoulders . At that level it is very hard for a short guy
like me to properly estimate anyone who is more than 6'6" height . I mean
some one can be 6'7" and if he tells me he is 6'10" , I would not find it
hard to believe . That is why for each and every tall persons picture I take
I always try and compare to see if he is really that much taller than my
cousin or does he look less .
In regards to the picture below , well Randy Orton definately looks at least
two and a half inches taller than Hasselhoff even though none of these men
are standing fully stright . But I doubt that even Randy is a barefoot 6'4".
Because he just does not have a 4 inches on a John Cena who many don't regard
to be 6'1" barefeet . And Vegas please don't tell me that the big Nikes he
wears are only half inches soles . and in regard to the Kareem and Nash pic,
I think the whole world including my self could see that Kareem is not
standing as stright with Nash as he was with me . There is also something
wrong with the angle of the picture . Vagas post that picture again and let
everyone see my point .
Regards ,

Mamun

lsu alu says on 7/Nov/07
shaq was not measured at 7'1'at the pre draft,he was measured at 6'11.5",i know because i was there,that year no one was offically 7'0"in their bare feet,you need to quit saying he was measured at 7'1" barefoot,because he was not

Vegas says on 6/Nov/07
mamun my advice to you would be to bring a tall friend along to these meetings as it will give you a much better perspective of heights on the day, your 6'6 cousin would be perfect. reading your posts it is obvious you are not the best estimator of heights in person (sorry i don't mean to offend but it is true, you did say to me back on andres page that kane looked 7 foot to you in person then you changed your mind when you looked at the photo. having met kane in person he looked nowhere near 7 foot to me, it was much easier having a 6'4 guy stand beside him but even without my friend there i would still never have estimated kane at 7 foot).

Height estimation is a fine art, i have been at it since i was a child because i was short when i went to school and my brother was always slightly taller than me even though he is 3 years younger. most of my friends are awful when it comes to height estimations, my female friends are so bad, some of the things they say make me laugh.

again like i said before comparing photos is next to pointless unless the people you are comparing stand side by side, e.g. your photos of kareem and nash, it looks 5 inches+ difference between the two yet when kareem and nash were standing side by side in a video at an awards ceremony in late 1995 (both in dress shoe footwear) it barely looked 4 inches.

i have posted these photos before; mamun what is your opinion of them, they show 6'4 listed Randy orton next to 5'9.5" listed Howie Mandel Click Here now here is 6'4 david hasselhoff next to the same guy 5'9.5" howie mandel Click Here who is taller orton or hasselhoff??

hi says on 6/Nov/07
of course mamun, that's what I meant! anyway, I think we can close this case. Mamun is definitely 5'8''. He's a nice person and wouldn't lie on his height.And he sure looks his claim. I don't why people doubt it

Mamun says on 5/Nov/07
hi , the only reason why you won't want to fight with me is because if you do
meet me , I am sure I will earn your respect with my charming personnality !
Regards ,
Mamun

Mamun says on 5/Nov/07
Funny thing my friends , When people meet me in person they always tell me
I look 5' 10" . I don't why the good people here consider me the other way
round which is 5' 6" . Either way I respect your opinions but it may not be
at the best interest of the celebrities that I took picture with for me to
be short ! Because if I am short , you may as well take off a good few inches
from celebs like Kevin Nash , Sid, Rock and so on . I now weigh 205 pounds
because I am training . Here with Kareem I only weighed 185 pounds . With Ron
I was 218 pounds and Channa I was the heaviest at 225 pounds . Answering your
question about if I thought Kevin was only 6'7" well I don't want to show any
disrespect to Kevin because he treated me so well and gave me a compliment
too .

Regards

Mamun

sweetchari says on 5/Nov/07
you know whats funny I thought he was taller but looking at the picture 7ft1 seems accurate b/c I dated someone 7ft and I'm 5'8"

jim says on 5/Nov/07
yea he is 7'1 hes a giant

hi says on 5/Nov/07
besides I think I read on some page that Mamun weighs something around 200 lbs. He's quite large, and his wide torso probably makes him look shorter than what he really is. I wouldnt want to fight with him :)

Danimal says on 5/Nov/07
So Mamun, you are saying that Kevin Nash is only 6'7"?

Mamun says on 4/Nov/07
Thank you JohnP!

Mamun says on 4/Nov/07
I have two things to say to my friend omar . First , If you and every other
memeber here believe that editor Rob is 5'8" , then I am a rock solid 5'8".
Because if you look at the Lance Henriksen site , even a six year old could
see that Rob is not taller than me and vise versa .I mean How can you argue
with that picture ? The evidance is right there ! If I was 5'6" as you claim
I am to be, then I would have been shorter than Lance . But I am not ! There
are even more pictures where both me and Rob has the same Celeb . Check-out
Walter Kooneg,, Mick foley and luo Ferigno .Secondly and most important of
all , if I go down so does all the other celeb that I have taken pictures
with are going down too . If I am 5'6" , then people like Sid is only 6'4"
and Kevin nash 6'5" and how on earth are you going to bring down 7'8'
Alam Channa . I mean he has been measured by the Guiness book of records
and not by me ? Omar , believe me man , if Rob is going to change my Height
to 5' 6" , this site is going to get crazy with hate mails and a lot of
whats ?????????????????

Regards ,

Mamun

cginko says on 4/Nov/07
6'0 guy(a shorty perhap) is another chinese noob lol average height in China is 5'10 omg very very funny.The average height over there is 5'5-5'6(man) in Taiwan.Look at the taller chinese all of them have acromelagy issue compare to white and black athlete which many of them grow taller naturally.There are many evidence show chinese abused the HGH injection(Jintropin Perhap) in their athlete and their celebrity,last and no least the number of limb lengthening in China is quite frightening and to my surprised even a chinese teenager are risking their life to do the surgery omg.Click Here

cginko says on 4/Nov/07
6'0 guy,(a shorty perhap) is another chinese noob lol the average height in China is 5'10 omg very very funny.The average height over there is 5'5-5'6(man) in Taiwan.Look at the taller chinese all of them have acromelagy issue compare to white and black athlete which many of them grow taller naturally.There are many evidence show chinese abused the HGH injection(Jintropin Perhap) in their athlete and their celebrity,last and no least the number of limb lengthening in China is quite frightening and to my surprised even the chinese teenager are risking their life to do the surgery omg.

Dan says on 4/Nov/07
6'0 guy. Are you an idiot? you think Oden, Stoudemire and James abused HGH? HAHA. Are you aware that Lebron James first dunked a basketball when he was 10 years old? Was he taking steroids in elementary school? And you know the average height in a country because you've been there?... this is a legitamite website, we're trying to get ACTUAL information here. Thanks.

Anonymous says on 4/Nov/07
btw the Milwaukee Bucks have stated Yi Jianlian is 6'11" barefoot. Shaq is every bit of 7'1" he was measured 7'1" at the 1992 pre-draft camp and he looks every bit of it.

omar says on 3/Nov/07
mamun sorry to say this but im dead sure ur not 5 8. ur suffering from the syndrome of exaggerating height by 2 inches. judging by the height of ur skull, the lenght of your humerus bone and femur length( in the other pictures) i can easily predict ur height. ur arround 5 6 or 5 6 and half. no more than that. i can put my reputation online for this claim. thanks but still great photoz. have a nice day

6'0 guy says on 3/Nov/07
LOL at all the accusations of Chinese using HGH. Look at the 7 foot Chinese athletes like Yao or Yi Jianlian. Completely normal looking guys. It's the black American athletes like Greg Oden, Amare Stoudemire and Lebron James that show symptoms of HGH abuse.

The average height in China is around 5'10. I know since I've been there.

Evanna says on 2/Nov/07
I absolutely agree guys, Shaq is a tad taller than Divac, and Divac is 6'11.5" MIN! (in fact, when I met him I thought he was a legit 7-footer). Shaq can't be anything under 7'.

Kevin Durant says on 2/Nov/07
Vlade Divas was measured at 6'11.5" and Shaq is at least 1-1.5" TALLER than him.

Ozzy says on 2/Nov/07
Divac was measured at 212cm at the 1998 WC, i.e. 6-11.5, he was listed at 6-11 his rookie season with the lakers as well. Shaq is a legit 7-1 as I see it, and Kareem fractions of an inch taller than him...

Gonzalo says on 31/Oct/07
Shaq also said he was Superman. Shall we believe that too? By the way, Shaq looked around 2 or 3 cms taller than Vlade

Gonzalo says on 31/Oct/07
Shaq also said he was Superman. Shall we believe that too?

Da Man says on 31/Oct/07
Shaq did say he was "only" 6'11" and change on one Howard Stern show, I saw it on the old E! TV show.

Anonymous says on 31/Oct/07
Yes Divac is 6'11 1/2" which is huge anyway.

Gonzalo says on 31/Oct/07
Very interesting what you said Evanna about the surname Divac. Thanks for the information. I´ve always liked Vlade. I wish I could see him in Madrid one day. I have seen several times a good friend of his, Pedja Mijatovic, from Montenegro. I would like to visit that part of Europe. I have only been to Slovenia, a very beautiful country. Tall people there too.
Take care

Danimal says on 31/Oct/07
It's not a claim. You want the proof? Find the Howard Stern episode where he says it himself and it's DANIMAL, not Danial.

Duhon says on 31/Oct/07
Yes danial we've been over this, yet no one has ever provided any actual sources for that claim aside from message board gossip.

dave says on 30/Oct/07
100 million 7 footers in China? LMAO. Maybe 200/300 thousund legit.

Evanna says on 30/Oct/07
Thanks Gonzalo. I'm from England (not the greatest basketball nation, I know...) but I do have Serbian roots. The picture with Divac was taken in Belgrade in 2003 - we attended a family wedding and Divac happened to be among the guests as well. He's a great guy.
Btw do you know that his surname means something like "gigantic" in Serbian? ("div" = giant!) Obviously his family did not choose that surname accidentally! Anyway he is from the southwest of Serbia, bordering with Montenegro, and people from that region tend to be extremely tall.

Gonzalo says on 30/Oct/07
Nice pic, Evanna, thanks. I believe Divac is taller than 6.11`5. He was listed taller than that while paying in Europe. Divac currently lives in Spain. Where are you from, Evanna?

Danimal says on 30/Oct/07
Shaq has stated on record that he's 6'11.5". The 7'1" listing is him in sneakers. We've been over this for the last 3 years on this site.

JT says on 29/Oct/07
Click Here Roughly a 7 inch difference.

JT says on 29/Oct/07
Editor Rob, IIRC Kareem was measured at 7’1 5/8” at around age 19 or 20. It’s possible he grew a bit more. Wilt was more than a 1/2 inch shorter.

The original pic is tilted in Channa’s favor. It’s straightened here (Click Here) though the camera angles are off somewhat. It’s hard to estimate where the top of Channa’s scalp is. Regardless, I have no difficulty believing Channa was 7’8” and Kareem’s 7’2”.

Mamun says on 29/Oct/07
Thank you Rob and God bliss you for this ! This picture is far more accurate
than the first one . Remember even according to the Guiness Book of records
Alam Channa has almost 7 inches over Kareem and even in your comparison if
you add another 2 inches of Foot wear to Channa , Kareem will easily go down
his eye level . Every one can see that Channa was barefoot with me and Kareem
definately has foot wear on .

Kind regards ,

Mamun

Editor Rob says on 29/Oct/07
In that Kareem pic Mamun looks like he has more of a slight positive head tilt than the channa, you could scale and argue over a 2-inch zone because of this.

You can see a different comparison. Here

Evanna says on 29/Oct/07
Anonymous, is that Divac's official height? Because in person he looks well over 7 ft, believe me he's enormous! Here's a picture of him with my husband, a legit 6'2" guy: Click Here Divac is actually slouching there; if he stood straight, my husband would be under his chin.

Anonymous says on 29/Oct/07
K.G. You are right that Shaq is 7'1" but Oden was measured 6'11" at the Orlando pre-draft camp and I think 6'11.5" at a private workout. Duncan is 6'10"-6'10.5". KG is 6'11.25"-7'0" and Dirk is 6'10"-6'11".

sofia says on 29/Oct/07
must be easy to play basketball beeing that tall :D

lillo thomas says on 29/Oct/07
tanchan is joking 6-4 guys are taller than 99 percent of population in most countries and even more in china because average here is between 5-7and 5-8 .
is impossible that 100 million 7 footers exist in china. Maybe 1 million i could buy that after china has a population of over one billion.

Gonzalo says on 29/Oct/07
Tanchan worked to hard that day. Don`t take his words too seriously

cginhko says on 28/Oct/07
Ilmo tanchan is one chinese noob .i should say that the average height in china is 5'5-5'6 for man.Tanchan u make me laugh haha i am a 5'11 tower million of chinese in Taiwan and believe me i dont see 7' at Taiwan street but alot of 5'6 if there are the tall one i must they are not natural maybe limb lengthening surgery which are very famous over there and the excessively injection of Jintropin (China popular hgh for their athlete).one of my taiwanese friend say many of his friend wearing lift in their shoe.

Austrian says on 28/Oct/07
LOL what the hell are you talking about tanchan? :E

Ilmo says on 28/Oct/07
tanchan says on 27/Oct/07
u can find about 100 million of chinese are over 7'

WTF, I have visited china more than 10 times. I said 5´7-8 is max.average. And one in a million is 7 footer. Well that´s still quite many people actually:)

K.G says on 28/Oct/07
shaq is 7ft 1
Oden Is 7ft 0
Dirk is 7ft 0
Duncan Is 6ft 11
K.G is 6ft 11

Anonymous says on 28/Oct/07
This height is accurate.

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7'1.625" and 7'1" Andrew Bynum

Fred says on 28/Oct/07
It's all about those growth pills concocted since the dynasty days, which explains the whopping heights of many Chinese. It's different from being naturally tall.

tanchan says on 27/Oct/07
u can find about 100 million of chinese are over 7' in China and Mr Yao Ming is one of them. China are the tallest nation today compare to USA and Netherland and i am proud of it.i been to China before and it was surprised to say that me a 6'5 whitety look very very short.

Ilmo says on 27/Oct/07
I have seen Semi Eerola many times(basketball games). He is sure tall but i have seen even taller man in Helsinki railway station. He was working some electric company. He was something like 7´4-7´5. Clearly taller but no too much. It was something like 2005 and that guy was about 25-30 years old and quite skinny??? So i think Eerola is not tallest??

Anonymous says on 27/Oct/07
Vlade Divac is actually 6'11.5"

Anshelm says on 27/Oct/07
I live in a town of some 58,367 people, and the tallest person I know here is 214 cm (7'½") and I've seen another about as tall, maybe taller. In all of Finland (pop. 5,297,379) the tallest man is reportedly Sami Eerola at 218 cm (7'2"), though I'd bet a few anonymous hospital patients have that beat – a friend of mine, medical student at the time, claimed she once met a 228 cm (7'5¾") man in a Finnish hospital. I'd guess the odds of being 210+ cm in Finland somewhere between 1/20,000 and 1/100,000. The odds for Abdul-Jabbar's height could be a 100th of that.

Alex says on 26/Oct/07
95% does sound like a lot but 95% would be more like 6'3-6'4.