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Being tall always has it’s advantages, especially like an NBA player. Emeka Okafor now what it is like, and he’s definitely about that life. He’s an NBA baller who gets paid millions to get rebounds and score points.
But being tall also has some of it’s cons, as you can see in the photo above. As Deadspin reports, the Washington Wizards center was too tall to ride a rollercoaster at Six Flags as he went with the team in a trip, as they took him off the ride and measured him, as his head was well over into the red area, meaning it would be dangerous for a person to ride.
Usually, being too short for a ride is a common problem, but most NBA players could share something like in common with one another. Okafor is definitely one of them.
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