Isaac
Years ago

LeBron James - 272 lbs/123 kg?

From TrueHoop's Friday Bullets:

Some hearsay from an Oklahoma City radio show that LeBron James was recently seen standing on the scale, and it said 272 pounds. ESPN's Ric Bucher responds saying he has heard a similar number about James' weight, then says the great line: "He's Karl Malone with Allen Iverson's speed and agility."
ESPN lists him at 250 lbs (113 kg). How feasible is it that he's actually 123 kg instead?

FWIW, Nathan Jawai is listed at 275 lb on Wikipedia.

Any other heavyweight guys that can play such an athletic game?

To think that David Barlow once carried the nickname "The Prototype" (unless I'm thinking of someone else) back in his early seasons in Sydney when there's an absolute powerhouse running around in Cleveland with that height, superior athleticism and about double the strength!

BTW, kinda funny fake Jerry Sloan account on Twitter.

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Lebron James is a freak as is Dwight Howard. These are subhuman characters hailing from the planet Lovetron alah Darryl Dawkins AKA Choplift Thunder.

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Fezlington  
Years ago

Shaq!

He was a beast in his earlier days

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Melvin Corpuscle  
Years ago

Another fake twitter worth a look ...
https://twitter.com/nick_nolte

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OG Loc  
Years ago

Choplift? It's Chocolate Thunder

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DJ  
Years ago

So Shaq is only 24kg (Shaq weighs in at 147kg) heavier than LBJ?!

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ESP  
Years ago

The question will be will his joints/body be able to sustain his agressive play into his 30's or will he start breaking down. 123kg stopping and starting and turning at full speed has got to take it's toll eventually.

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Isaac  
Years ago

Melvin, check out Christopher Walken (@cwalken) - he's pretty amusing. Reminds me of Jack Handy's Deep Thoughts.

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KingJames  
Years ago

Not as mobile (these days) or as quick as Lebron but I have always been amazed how much Ron Artest weighs compared to other players.

Carlos Boozer 121kgs 6'9
Dwight Howard 120kgs 6'11
Ron Artest 118kgs 6'7
Ben Wallace 109kgs 6'9

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Griff Dawg  
Years ago

Prop's to White-tastic for sending me this article on LBJ23.


"The Power of LeBron" is all about the beast that he is, including a section on his weight:

And just how big is James, exactly? Well, that is a matter of intense speculation around the NBA. He came into the league in 2003 weighing 240 pounds and is listed at 250 in this year's media guide, but that number is clearly low. There are whispers that he goes 265; one report recently had him at 274. "He's at least 260, right?" guessed Jackson, who added that D-ing up James is like "guarding a brick wall."

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Luke  
Years ago

He's a freak. Around 270lbs with around 5% body fat. Built like Karl Malone yet plays more like Scottie Pippen crossed with Magic and MJ.

No way I'd ever - ever take a charge with him running the break. Ever.

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PlanetHoops  
Years ago

LeBron is still a great player. :)

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SKUX101  
Years ago

Imagine he was say 15-20 kg's lighter!! He would literally be flying. His leg power must be incredible to get all 123 kgs(supposedly) of him off the ground in that kind of fashion.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

I know this has already been remarked on and adds nothing to the debate, but "Choplift Thunder" has to be one of the funniest misquotes I have ever heard.

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LA Boy  
Years ago

I have some doubts Lebron weighs that much I'm saying around 110,115kg. To say 120kg which is more than Dwight? come on man. But seriously I've heard he don't have no 6 pack :-P

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choplift  
Years ago

choplift thunder ...bwaaa hahahaha

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idol  
Years ago

what a mountain of a man ...

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