Is Kevin Durant taller than Yao Ming?
No. Yao Ming is taller than Kevin Durant by 7 in (17.6 cm).
Kevin Durant: taller than 95 in 100 US men. Yao Ming: taller than 95 in 100 US men.
In heels or lifts?
Pick how much the shoes raise each person. A heel raises you by less than its own height, because the ball of the foot sits lower than the heel, so a height measured in the shoes is best.
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.
Yao Ming is listed by the NBA at 7 ft 6 in (228.6 cm). See all of Yao Ming’s listed heights.
Photos: Kevin Durant by Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0; Yao Ming by U.S. Department of State, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
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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 Shaquille O'Neal: Shaquille O'Neal is taller than Kevin Durant by 2 in (4.9 cm).
Yao Ming
- Yao Ming vs Tacko Fall: the same listed height, 7 ft 6 in.
- Yao Ming vs Victor Wembanyama: Yao Ming is taller than Victor Wembanyama by 2 in (5.1 cm).
- Yao Ming vs Shaquille O'Neal: Yao Ming is taller than Shaquille O'Neal by 5 in (12.7 cm).
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For the height itself, cite the original publisher as well: Wikipedia (Kevin Durant), NBA (Yao Ming), Wikipedia (Yao Ming).
