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Formula One F1 – United States Grand Prix – Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, U.S. – October 24, 2021 American former professional basketball player Shaquille O’Neal is seen on the grid before the start of the race Pool via REUTERS/Darron Cummings
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Formula One F1 – United States Grand Prix – Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, U.S. – October 24, 2021 American former professional basketball player Shaquille O’Neal is seen on the grid before the start of the race Pool via REUTERS/Darron Cummings
NBA players are no lesser than celebrities. Their huge following thanks to their gameplay and influence off the court makes them a popular face in almost all industries. Shaquille O’Neal is one such player who has amassed large followings. Thanks to his hilarious nature and his huge physical structure, paparazzi and social media have made sure he never goes out of the limelight.
One of the biggest factors in Shaq’s gameplay was his physicality. His seven-foot-one frame made him one of the toughest players to guard during his playing days.
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Formula One F1 – United States Grand Prix – Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, U.S. – October 24, 2021 American former professional basketball player Shaquille O’Neal presents the winner trophy to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen on the podium REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Shaquille O’Neal compared to other superstars
One truly gets to see the difference in heights when Shaq takes photos with popular athletes around the world. One such photo broke the internet in 2017. Popular gymnast Simone Biles took a photo with Shaquille O’Neal and the height difference was staggering.
Biles is just over 4 feet 8 inches tall while Shaq stands at a humongous seven feet one inch tall.
The difference applies to one of the greatest athletes ever as well, Tom Brady. Brady recently retired putting an end to one of the greatest careers in sporting history.
Brady has a reported height of 6 foot 4 inches. It is no wonder if Shaquille O’Neal and Tom Brady decided to take a photo together sometime, the picture will be pretty similar to the one taken with Biles.
Michael Jordan is considered by many to be the greatest NBA player of all time. Although Jordan had good physicality himself, he comes nowhere close to Shaq. Jordan has a reported height of 1.98 meters or 6 feet 4 inches tall. Take a look at the height difference yourself.
Shaq is one of the tallest players in the NBA
Although there have been taller players than Shaq who have played in the NBA, none of them have been as successful as O’Neal.
O’Neal took the league by storm in his first season itself. The world was excited to see a seven-foot-one-inch-tall center dominate the league.
Shaq retired with 4 NBA titles averaging 23.7 points, 10.9 rebounds and, 2.5 assists in his 19 seasons in the NBA.
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