How tall was Shaq (Shaquille O’Neal) at the age of 13?…
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Shaquille O’Neal has always been known for his charismatic personality. His enormous physique and especially Shaq’s size are mainly responsible for this.
Shaquille O’Neal’s greatness not only helped him have one of the greatest NBA careers of all time, but also helped him stay in the public eye as a brand ambassador, analyst and television personality.
Shaquille O’Neal, better known by his basketball nickname “Shaq,” is one of the most dominant players in the history of the sport. He won four NBA titles, was named Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player, won an Olympic gold medal, and was named to the NBA All-Star team 14 times during his Hall of Fame career.
Shaq began his Hall of Fame career by playing for six different teams after being born in Newark, New Jersey on March 6, 1972. The Orlando Magic selected him first overall in the 1992 NBA Draft. After playing four seasons there, he moved to the Los Angeles Lakers, where he won three of his four championships; the fourth came in the next four seasons with the Miami Heat.
Since his retirement, Shaq has appeared in virtually every commercial, including those for a car insurance company and the WWE.
How tall was Shaq at 13?
Basketball players are often larger than average, but Shaquille O’Neal’s success was largely due to his enormous physique, which allowed him to dominate the court. Standing at 7 feet and 1 inch (2.16 m) tall and weighing over 320 pounds (145 kg) when playing basketball, Shaq’s intimidating demeanor and aggressive playing style made him one of the most feared opponents in basketball history.
O’Neal was born into a large family; both of his parents are over 6’0″. At age 13, he was several inches taller than them, standing 6’6″.
How Shaq’s size helped him in his NBA career
Size was a key factor in O’Neal’s success as a professional basketball player. His job as a center was to defend the area around the basket so that his team could score and the opposition couldn’t. His enormous size made him particularly well suited for this task. Over the course of his career, he averaged over 20 points per game, with most of those points coming from his unique slam dunks.
It was rare for Shaq to miss a shot, given how close he was to the basket with his enormous frame. In fact, he finished his career with an astonishing shooting percentage of over 58% and led the NBA in shot-making percentage ten times.
Perhaps even more astonishing was the defensive prowess of O’Neal, who finished his career averaging more than 10 rebounds and 2 blocked shots per game, ranking 14th and 8th all-time in those stats, respectively.
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