Im Still Ballin
12-25-2021, 07:44 AM
He must have hit that 42" mark when he was lighter. He came into the league at 303 pounds and a newspaper-reported 36" vertical jump.
Impressive 12'6" max reach.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1991/02/27/the-shaqnificent-mr-oneal/4d452c01-3565-43cd-bb87-b9b7c46f1735/
Brown showed his confidence by naming the youngster a co-captain at the end of the 1989-90 season, and O'Neal, who had only an 18-inch vertical jump during his senior year of high school, did his part by working out and increasing his leap to 42 inches. With his arms outstretched, he can touch a spot 2 1/2 feet above the rim.
Impressive 12'6" max reach.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1991/02/27/the-shaqnificent-mr-oneal/4d452c01-3565-43cd-bb87-b9b7c46f1735/
Brown showed his confidence by naming the youngster a co-captain at the end of the 1989-90 season, and O'Neal, who had only an 18-inch vertical jump during his senior year of high school, did his part by working out and increasing his leap to 42 inches. With his arms outstretched, he can touch a spot 2 1/2 feet above the rim.