So Lebron James Height is now officially 6 feet 9 inches tall
Really?
The man is a medical marvel.
Well into his 30's and apparently still growing tall.
Whatever he's drinking, I'll have some of that please.
Andy you know, by the time he's 40, I fully expect the NBA to be listing Lebron at 6 foot 10
But the NBA should actually be applauded because they've actually changed their stance on height listings
No longer will players be listed in basketball sneakers
Now, they've asked teams Measure your players barefoot or in socks and we'll list those
players - rounded up of course.
So if you're 6 foot 5 and a half, we'll call you 6 foot 6
If you're 6 foot 5 and a 1/4, we might still call you 6 foot 6
So in Lebron James case, he was supposedly measured at 6 foot 8 and a half
which is why nowadays he's being described as 6 foot 9.
Look at the size of that grin on Lebron's face
No wonder he's smiling
The man has won the Height Lottery
But you know, I'm not convinced
Let's just look at 2 photos to see if this height adds up
Let's go back a few years to the 2012 Olympics
Here we have 3 legends of the game
Lebron James - 6 foot 9 inches Kevin Durant - 6 foot 10 inches
and Kevin Love - 6 foot 8 inches
You know this photo doesn't quite help Lebron's case of being 6 foot 9.
Let's find another one
Ok that's a bit better, but bear in mind Kevin Love is actually a bit nearer the camera
so he's going to appear a bit taller than he really is
But Lebron?
Well he's standing pretty well and Durant, he's standing reasonable
Albeit, maybe slightly further away than Lebron
Now Kevin Durant's height has been rounded to 6 foot 10 in the NBA
But he was actually measured at 6 feet 9 and a half
But you know Kevin Love is actually messing up Lebron's height here,
So let's just get rid of him and put up a mugshot height chart of Lebron and Durant
There we go
So according to the official measurements, Durant is 6 foot 9 and a half and Lebron
6 foot 8 and a half, so they are a measly 1 inch apart
Which makes absolutely no sense to me, I don't know about you but that is the damned biggest
inch I've ever seen in my life
You know I think I've seen enough with just 1 photo, but let's be fair,
let's look at somebody else with Lebron
So here we have Anthony Davis and Lebron James Now this is a good photo because they're both
posing for the camera, they're standing side-by-side and their sneakers are pretty similar thickness
Now Anthony Davis is listed at 6 foot 10 inches and he was actually measured 6 foot 9 and 3/4's
So according to these official measurements Lebron James is only 1.25 inches shorter than
Anthony Davis
Does that look believable to you?
Does it add up?
Let's get a mugshot height chart up and see how tall Lebron James really is
There we go
Lebron James clearly under 6 feet 8 inches tall
Seen enough.
There is absolutely no way I'm gonna list Lebron James at 6 foot 9
let alone 6 foot 8 and a half on CelebHeights.com
It makes absolutely no sense at all
But what do you think?
Do you think Lebron is actually 6 feet 9?
Do you think these NBA heights are trustworthy and reliable?
Should I change Lebron to at least 6 feet 8?
Thanks for watching and keep walking tall Like Rob Paul