Kevin Durant Shaquille O'Neal

Is Kevin Durant taller than Shaquille O'Neal?

No. Shaquille O'Neal is taller than Kevin Durant by 2 in (4.9 cm).

Kevin Durant: taller than 95 in 100 US men. Shaquille O'Neal: taller than 95 in 100 US men.

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Kevin Durant

Shaquille O'Neal

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Both heights are published listings, not a side-by-side measurement, so treat the gap as approximate.

Where these heights come from

Kevin Durant is commonly listed at 6 ft 11 in (211 cm). See all of Kevin Durant’s listed heights.

Shaquille O'Neal is listed by the NBA at 7 ft 1 in (215.9 cm). See all of Shaquille O'Neal’s listed heights.

Photos: Kevin Durant by Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0; Shaquille O'Neal by MarkScottAustinTX, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

More comparisons

Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant vs Giannis Antetokounmpo: the same listed height, 6 ft 11 in.
Kevin Durant vs Chet Holmgren: Chet Holmgren is taller than Kevin Durant by 2 in (4.9 cm).
Kevin Durant vs Devin Booker: Kevin Durant is taller than Devin Booker by 6 in (15 cm).

Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal vs Chet Holmgren: the same listed height, 7 ft 1 in.
Shaquille O'Neal vs Giannis Antetokounmpo: Shaquille O'Neal is taller than Giannis Antetokounmpo by 2 in (4.9 cm).
Shaquille O'Neal vs Victor Wembanyama: Victor Wembanyama is taller than Shaquille O'Neal by 3 in (7.6 cm).

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Kevin Durant, 6 ft 11 in (211 cm), and Shaquille O'Neal, 7 ft 1 in (216 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline