Mathew says on 8/Feb/12
Rob, I think this is an interesting find: Click Here
[Editor Rob: it depends if that was him finished anymore growth at 7ft 4? ]
ANDREA[ITA] says on 15/Jan/12
My closet measure exactly 227 and tried to stand next to it! I felt like a midget ahahha Bard says on 4/Jan/12
Min. 7'4, Max. 7'5. Not that it matters, his shoulders would still be about 5 inches above the top of my head (strong 5'11). Ras says on 17/Nov/11
They're not gonna bring someone like Yao Ming, Sun Ming Ming, Gheorghe Muresan or Shawn Bradley to the WWE as guests cause they would tower over the whole roster! (even Big show or Khali). So they'll just use shorter guys like Shaq, someone Big Show can look eye to eye with. Larc 6 ft 1.75 in says on 30/Oct/11
Rob, since he's an huge 7'5, do you think that he loses much more height than average during the day?
Like 2.5-3inches? If yes then he stands almost 7'8 in the morning.
[Editor Rob: I think 2 or max 2.5 is possible loss, but have any of these players had measurements like this to discover the total loss?] #1YaoMingFan says on 19/Oct/11
There is no way Yao Ming is 7'3''. Dikembe Mutombo is 7'2'' and his pre-draft measurement was 7'1.25''. In this picture Yao Ming looks 4.5 inches taller than Dikembe Mutombo.
The Back to back pictures with 7'5 1/2" Shawn Bradley are irrelevant because those are from his rookie season which was before Yao's 7'5 3/4" measurement. Those pictures which show Bradley taller have nothing to do with the claim that he grew a year or 2 later.
Here Yao looks atleast 4 1/2" inches taller than Dikembe Mutombo in 3 pictures with similar posture, a great angle to tell and 2 of the 3 pictures are full body shots.
Yao also has a solid 4-5 inches on 7'1" Shaq and 5-6 inches on 6'11.75" Kevin Garnett. Yao's height is quite simple, he was 7'5" in 2002 and grew to 7'5 3/4" sometime before September 2004. I don't know if he was actually measured 7'4" in May of 2002 or if that measurement was a mistake but he was officially measured 7'5" by the NBA not long after that. Yao looks 7'6" now and has for the last 4 years so the 7'5.75" measurement from 2004 is probably correct. Sean says on 28/Sep/11
@Rob how many cm's can he drop from morning to evening?
[Editor Rob: 6cm is possible] Vegas says on 20/Sep/11
lan jiao says on 6/Sep/11
yao is only 7ft4.
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at age18 to age 20 yao was listed at 7ft3 flat(220cm) in china, its a hard chance to grow taller than 7ft4 at that age range. i believe 222-223cm barefoot would be real possible. Shaun says on 10/Sep/11
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Barely an inch between him and Bradley. Shaun says on 10/Sep/11
The doctors predicted he would reach 7'3" by examining his bones at the age of 10 or something. NOT as "short" as 7'3" though, I reckon he'd measure 7'4.75" barefoot. lan jiao says on 6/Sep/11
yao is only 7ft4. 7ft5-6 nuts. 7ft8 Igor Vovkovinskiy will easily tower yao. george555 says on 25/Aug/11
he looks exactly 7'6 in shoes, i'd say 7'4 w/o shoes Vegas says on 18/Aug/11
shaun he measured 7'5 barefoot and 7'6.5 in sneakers not 7'4.75 or 3'3 or 10'7 or any other number, the nba released all details of players measured height with shoes and barefoot, their standing reach etc, the pdf was available to view online up to a few weeks ago and it was from the nba direct, there is no need to guess this stuff
basketball players are measured barefoot and in shoes, dwayne wade e.g measures 6'3.75 barefoot and 6'5 in sneakers, you assume that all players are listed in their footwear height, not true, if that was the case surely chris bosh listed at 6'10 is only 6'8 something in reality?? then conan o brien is no more than 6'2 and that drops dolph lundgren down to 6'1, shawn bradley would be 7'4 range too because he was listed 7'6, bradley was measured 7'5.75 barefoot Shaun says on 16/Aug/11
Why did they list him at 7-6 then? He cocked an eyebrow in a "you tell me" kind of way."
Because they measure baskebtall players in basketball sneakers which are known to give about 1.25" inches. It is possible he measures 7'4.5" barefoot and 7'5.75" in sneakers so gets listed at 7'6". I really don't think basketball heights are inflated. They are just not barefoot measurements and are often rounded up that's all. You want height inflation check out WWF. Shaun says on 16/Aug/11
7'4.75" #1Yao Ming Fan says on 27/Jul/11
There is no way Yao Ming is 7'3''. Dikembe Mutombo is 7'2'' and his pre-draft measurement was 7'1.25''. In this picture Yao Ming looks 4.5 inches taller than Dikembe Mutombo. Click Here Vegas says on 21/Jul/11
Shaun says on 21/Jul/11
Only 7'5"? LOL. I assume 7'6" was in basketball sneakers and is 7'4.75" barefoot based on Michael Jordan being 6'6" and 6'4.75" barefoot.
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thats one guy and we dont have jordans legit stats, dwayne wade is listed 6'4 but measured 6'3.75 barefoot, lebron listed 6'8 and measured 6'7.25, of course chris bosh listed 6'10 and measured 6'10.25
yao was measured 7'5 barefoot and 7'6.5 in sneakers back at the 2002 draft, those figures were directly from the nba but the pdf is no longer available online Shaun says on 21/Jul/11
Only 7'5"? LOL. I assume 7'6" was in basketball sneakers and is 7'4.75" barefoot based on Michael Jordan being 6'6" and 6'4.75" barefoot. Could you imagine being this tall, its insane. Hong Kong guy says on 14/Jul/11
I don't know if anyone has mentioned this before but Yao is actually his last name, so I was a bit surprised to find his entry here under M. The order of first and last name of most Asians are swapped. Vegas says on 11/Jul/11
he was measured 7'5 barefoot, if yao is 7'3 then the entire nba past and present needs to be downgraded massively Ozzy says on 10/Jul/11
Henry Abbot of ESPN writes:
When, at long last, he reached his hotel room, I was granted an interview with Yao and his then-ever-present translator, Colin Pine.
Maybe I was there an hour or two, but however long it was, it was long enough to "cut the crap."
Five minutes would have been long enough, in fact.
The whole massive entity of Yao was infused with sincerity, humility, fun and warmth of spirit -- the things I guess most people imagine they would find in the celebrities.
He rattled off all kinds of truths, for instance that he wasn't anything like his listed 7-foot-6. Without shoes, he said, he was 7-3. Photos would show Shawn Bradley -- listed at the same height -- was taller.
Why did they list him at 7-6 then? He cocked an eyebrow in a "you tell me" kind of way. hi says on 9/Jul/11
Yao has said himself he is actually 7ft3 and doesn't understand why he gets listed 7ft6. Shawn Bradley was right.
Said Henry Abbott:
"He rattled off all kinds of truths, for instance that he wasn't anything like his listed 7-foot-6. Without shoes, he said, he was 7-3. Photos would show Shawn Bradley -- listed at the same height -- was taller.
Why did they list him at 7-6 then? He cocked an eyebrow in a "you tell me" kind of way." Cranberries (17m, 193.75-191.25) says on 24/Jun/11
Yao Ming has, by far, the largest head in the NBA. His proportions are wonderful though; he's like a 6'0" Chinese guy under a microscope. Vegas says on 21/Apr/11
not to nickpick but bradleys official measurement is 7'5.75 Mathew says on 19/Apr/11
The official measurements are said to be Mutumbo 7'1.25", Yao 7'5", Bradley 7'5.5", Shaq 7'1". No reason to think Yao grew taller than Bradley, who actually looks more than half an inch taller than Yao. thomas t samaras says on 12/Apr/11
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I found a picture of Yao Ming and Hasheem Thabeet (although not beside each other)and Yao looked 3 inches taller and Hasheem is 7'3'' so that makes Yao 7'6''. To see the picture go to: Click Here SolidSnake says on 2/Mar/11
And Yao Ming is 4 inches taller than the 7'2 Mutombo SolidSnake says on 2/Mar/11
Bradley is 1 inch taller than Yao not 2 Anonymous says on 18/Jan/11
He definitely has a large head. It is a curse in Chinese ppl, especially men. I am chinese, 5'10 but my head is disproportionately large, larger than some men over 6'3 :( Vegas says on 13/Jan/11
his wingspan is basically 7'5, not that that really matters anyway, his standing reach barefoot is 9ft 7 inches Clay says on 13/Jan/11
7'5-7'5.5. anonymous says on 26/Dec/10
7'4 3/4 sounds right for yao. Not as tall as 7'5 1/2 shawn bradley. Vegas says on 27/Nov/10
yeah mandilo they fake measured him, but you know best :D Click Here
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7'3 for yao is insane, if he is 7'3 then what height 7'2 listed Dikembe Mutombo Click Here d wade says on 9/Nov/10
no shawn bradley wasnt taller by 2 inches it was more like 0,5 or 1 inch. |
