After Losing “1 Inch” From His Height, Jimmy Butler’s Size Next to 7 ft Shaquille O’Neal Shows He Is Still Gigantic

Six feet isn’t an average height in the NBA. Consider this: the average height in the NBA is six feet six-seven inches! In the NBA, we see rare athletes, and watching a seven-footer is nothing out-of-the-ordinary. One such seven-footer who dominated the league was Shaquille O’Neal, who has often been called a Giant. In comparison, Jimmy Butler is about the average height of the league. One important thing to note is that the NBA revised its height parameters for accuracy back in 2019.

So, what happens when Butler is next to the Big Aristotle? The results are amusing.

Jimmy Butler and Shaquille O’Neal hug it out

The Heat Forward measured at six feet eight inches till 2019 but that changed after the new rule. He is now officially listed as six feet seven inches. These heights are without shoes and earlier, their heights were measured in shoes. The loss of one inch still makes Jimmy Butler much bigger than a person with average height. This can be seen when the two-time Finalist is next to one of the best biggies to play the game.

In the video below, we can see Butler hugging Shaquille O’Neal. Interestingly, he still looks huge. These two hugged after Butler and the Miami Heat beat the Boston Celtics in Game 7. This Heat got into the NBA Finals after the win. In terms of a frame of reference, Shaq is seven feet one inch tall and weighs over 340 pounds. In comparison, the versatile Forward is around 230 pounds.

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The Heat and Butler continue to make history

The Heat set the NBA world on fire after they took a three-nil lead against the Celtics. Then the Celtics almost pulled off a first, tying the series at three apiece. However, in Game 7, the Celtics scored just scored 84 points. Butler and Caleb Martin combined for 54 points as the Heat dip in 103 points. Butler recovered from a 5/21 shooting in Game 6 and posted 28 points off 12/28 shooting. He is averaging 28.5 Points, 7 Rebounds, 5.7 Assists, and 2.1 Steals Per Game in the Playoffs.

Shaq is a part of the post-game show for Inside the NBA, but after the last game of the Conference Finals, TNT is wrapping up its coverage. However, for the Superstar Forward, the journey will continue in the NBA Finals. This will be the second Finals for the Heat and Butler after the 2020 Bubble season. Will Butler continue to shatter the expectations and propel Heat to their fourth title? Do you think Jimmy G. Buckets will finally lift an NBA championship?

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