Apr 13, 2024: Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens and American gymnast Simone Biles take a selfie prior to a game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds at Guaranteed Rate Field. Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports

Tiny Simone Biles next to Shaq, LeBron James, going viral again (PHOTOS)

Originally posted on The Athlete Lifestyle on SI
By Matthew Graham | Last updated Aug 3, 2024 1:41 PM ET

Simone Biles is cementing her legacy as the greatest women’s gymnast of all time at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

So fans are looking up all things Simone Biles. One of the first search terms that autofill populates after a user starts writing “Simone Biles” is “Simone Biles height.” The GOAT gymnast is listed at four feet, eight inches. If it’s anything like most official internet heights, Biles might even be an inch or two shorter.

Her viral husband , Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens, is listed at five feet, eleven inches. Thus, their height disparity is noticeable, but nothing that would go viral.

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However, next to the seven feet, one inch NBA legend, media personality, and business mogul Shaquille O’Neal, the contrast is jarring and is going viral again.

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And what about side-by-side next to the Los Angeles Laker and former Cleveland Cavalier legend LeBron James, currently also in Paris playing for the United States men’s basketball national team, listed at six feet, nine inches. (And he’s also embarrassing his daughter Zhuri at Olympic beach volleyball with his girl dad dance moves.)

Did you hear the story about the big GOAT and the little GOAT?

... LeBron James and Simone Biles (6'9" and 4'8")

Fun facts: Simone jumps 12 feet off ground while LeBron's vertical leap is 44 inches. pic.twitter.com/OLZnBuqkxW
— Lones Smith (@LonesSmith) August 3, 2024

No offense to LeBron, but many NBA experts still have Michael Jordan as the NBA’s big GOAT. For the little GOAT, there is no debate, even at four feet, eight inches.

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