{"id":245028,"date":"2026-06-08T20:08:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/how-tall-is-victor-wembanyama-fans-believe-wembys-actual-height-exceeds-his-nba-listing\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T20:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:08:21","slug":"how-tall-is-victor-wembanyama-fans-believe-wembys-actual-height-exceeds-his-nba-listing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/how-tall-is-victor-wembanyama-fans-believe-wembys-actual-height-exceeds-his-nba-listing\/","title":{"rendered":"How Tall Is Victor Wembanyama? Fans Believe Wemby&#8217;s Actual Height Exceeds His NBA Listing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2227148\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/victor-wembanyama\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Victor Wembanyama<\/strong><\/a> is one of the most recognizable players in the NBA right now.<\/p>\n<p>As a 22-year-old starter for the San Antonio Spurs, a lot of fans will be watching him and his team take on the New York Knicks in Game 3 of the NBA finals tonight (June 8) at New York City\u2019s Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n<p>When watching, you might be quite shocked at how tall Wemby looks on the court.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wemby-height1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wemby-height1-788x525.jpg\" alt=\"Victor Wembanyama photo\" class=\"wp-image-2227174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wemby-height1-788x525.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wemby-height1-428x285.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-tall-is-victor-wembanyama\">How tall is Victor Wembanyama?<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/1641705\/victor-wembanyama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA <\/a>lists his official height at 7\u20194\u2033 (2.24m).<\/p>\n<p>However, this is debated among fans.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wemby-height2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wemby-height2-788x1182.jpg\" alt=\"Victor Wembanyama photo\" class=\"wp-image-2227175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wemby-height2-788x1182.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wemby-height2-428x642.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-s-all-because-of-a-post-made-by-a-draft-insider-back-in-2022-about-wemby-s-height\">It\u2019s all because of a post made by a draft insider back in 2022 about Wemby\u2019s height<\/h3>\n<p>NBA Draft insider <strong>Jonathan Givony<\/strong> previously <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DraftExpress\/status\/1567267975413080064\" target=\"_blank\">tweeted <\/a>back in 2022 that <strong>Wemby<\/strong>\u2018s height was 7\u20194\u2033 while the then 18-year-old was barefoot.<\/p>\n<p>This would mean that, with shoes on, he is even larger on the basketball court.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/06\/02\/these-8-celebrities-are-san-antonio-spurs-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out which celebrities are Spurs fans!<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/basketball\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">basketball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/san-antonio-spurs\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Antonio Spurs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/victor-wembanyama\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Victor Wembanyama<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/06\/08\/how-tall-is-victor-wembanyama-fans-believe-wembys-actual-height-exceeds-his-nba-listing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Getty Images Victor Wembanyama is one of the most recognizable players in the NBA right now. 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