Shaquille O’Neal was arguably one of the most dominant players to set foot on the basketball court. His success in the sport can be attributed to a lot of things, including his Herculean stature. The Big Aristotle was over seven feet tall and dwarfed almost everyone on the NBA court. His astonishing height helped him dunk with relative ease, and being over 300 pounds was always an added advantage. However, when fans discovered a rare picture of Shaq standing with the world’s tallest man, they couldn’t believe their eyes and bombarded Twitter with their reactions. Needless to say, it was difficult for them to process the mind-boggling sight.

Fans uncovered an old picture of Shaq standing next to a life-sized wax statue of Robert Wadlow, who was the tallest man to have ever lived in recorded history. The Big Aristotle was visibly dwarfed by the gigantic size of 8’11 Wadlow and fans could only imagine what would happen if Wadlow was ever a part of the NBA.

Fans react to Shaquille O’Neal pictured beside the tallest man to ever live

Shaq was the self-proclaimed largest “two-year-old” in the world. His size was a huge factor that differentiated him from his peers from a young age. Unfortunately, he was treated roughly by many people, as revealed by Shaq’s mother Lucille O’Neal in the recent HBO documentary Shaq. However, if Shaq shared his childhood with Robert Wadlow, they might just have been best buddies.

In a recently resurfaced picture, Shaquille O’Neal was snapped standing with a wax statue of the tallest man to ever live, Robert Wadlow. The 8’11 statue dwarfed even Shaq, who barely could measure up to Wadlow’s chest. Meanwhile, fans went into fantasy land imagining different scenarios if Wadlow played in the NBA, as they flooded the comments with their reactions.

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Despite all the talk about the Big Aristotle’s height, Shaq was a lot more on the court than just a big man. His terrific performances were also aided by his terrific athleticism and shrewd basketball IQ.

Why Shaq is more than just a huge basketball player

In the recent documentary Shaq, the Los Angeles Lakers legend revealed that he had an intense will to play through pain. The Big man mentioned an incident during his early days with the Miami Heat, where he played the whole postseason with a horrific thigh injury.

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Additionally, the documentary had many of Shaq’s mentors mentioning how difficult it was for the Lakers legend to cope with the height-weight ratio. However, the mentors added that the Big man did it with incredible ease, the reason behind his long-lasting career.