The Fattest NBA Players of All Time

From Charles Barkley to Shaquille O’Neal, these are the NBA players who have packed on the pounds throughout their careers.

Introduction

The NBA is full of formidable athletes. These are men who are not only tall and strong, but also have amazing agility, speed, and stamina.

Basketball is a demanding sport that requires players to have a high level of fitness. Unfortunately, not all NBA players are in peak physical condition. In fact, there are quite a few players who could stand to lose a few pounds.

In this article, we’ll take a look at the 15 fattest NBA players of all time. These are men who, at one point or another in their careers, were carrying around way too much weight. In some cases, the weight gain was due to injury or illness. In other cases, it was simply the result of poor diet and lack of exercise.

Whatever the reason for their excess weight, these 15 men were definitely not in peak physical condition when they stepped onto the court.

Shaquille O’Neal

Shaquille O’Neal is widely considered one of the fattest NBA players of all time. At 7-feet-1 and 325 pounds, he seemed to be carrying around an extra 50 or so pounds during his playing career. Shaq was never shy about his weight, and would often joke about how much he loved eating.

While Shaq’s weight may have been a hindrance at times during his career, it also helped him become one of the most dominant players in NBA history His size and strength made him virtually unstoppable on the court, and he went on to win four NBA championships

Now retired from the NBA, Shaq has slimmed down a bit, but he’s still one of the biggest celebrities in the world.

Charles Barkley

Charles Barkley, nicknamed “Sir Charles” and “Chuck”, is an American retired professional basketball player who is now an analyst on the television program Inside The NBA He played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets An All-American center at Auburn University Barkley was drafted as the fifth overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 1984 NBA draft He was selected to the All-NBA First Team five times, the All-NBA Second Team five times, and once more to the All-NBA Third Team. He earned eleven NBA All-Star game selections and was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history by ESPN in 1996.

Karl Malone

Karl Malone nicknamed “The Mailman”, is an American former professional basketball player He played the Power Forward Position and spent his first 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Utah Jazz Malone also played for the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he won his second NBA Championship in 2002. He was a two-Ime Nba Most Valuable Player (MVP), 14-time NBA All-Star and an 11-time member of the All-NBA first team. His 36,928 career points scored rank second all time in NBA history behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his 14,968 career rebounds are third only to Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell He is one of only two players ever to receive both the NBA MVP Award and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee in his first year of eligibility (the other being Oscar Robertson).

Wilt Chamberlain

At 7’1″ and 275 pounds, Wilt Chamberlain is one of the tallest and heaviest players in NBA history He is also one of the most successful, winning two NBA Championships four MVP Awards and being named to 13 All-Star teams. Chamberlain’s size allowed him to dominate on the court, and he holds several NBA records including most points in a game (100), most rebounds in a game (55), and most consecutive games with at least 30 points (65).

Patrick Ewing

At 7’0″ and 240 pounds, retired NBA center Patrick Ewing was one of the fattest professional basketball players of all time. A native of Jamaica, Ewing played for the New York Knicks from 1985 to 2000. He was a five-time NBA All-Star and won Olympic gold with the United States men’s basketball team in 1992.

Hakeem Olajuwon

Often called “the Dream”, Hakeem Olajuwon was a Nigerian-American Professional Basketball player. He was born in Lagos, and grew up mostly in Nigeria. He played college basketball at the University of Houston and was drafted first overall by the Houston Rockets in the 1984 NBA Draft Olajuwon became an American citizen in 1993.

He won back-to-back NBA championships with the Rockets in 1994 and 1995, and was named the NBA Finals MVP both times. In 2008, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame He is one of only four players to win multiple NCAA and multiple NBA championships As of 2019, he is also the only player to be named Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) in the same year.

At the time of his retirement, Olajuwon held several all-time records for blocks, including 3,830 blocks during his professional career, which is an NBA record. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest players in NBA history

David Robinson

Standing at 7-foot-1 and weighing in at 245 pounds, David Robinson is one of the tallest and heaviest players in NBA history He played center for the San Antonio Spurs for his entire career, from 1989 to 2003, and was a 10-time All-Star. He was also named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player in 1995 and the Defensive Player of the Year in 1992.

Dikembe Mutombo

Dikembe Mutombo is a retired Congolese-American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born on June 25, 1966, in Leopoldville, Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 2021, Dikembe Mutombo’s net worth is $75 million dollars. He is 7’2″ and during his playing days, he weighed 290 pounds.

Yao Ming

Yao Ming is a retired Chinese Professional basketball player who played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected to start in eight NBA All-Star Games, and was named to the All-NBA team five times. At 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) tall, he was one of the tallest players ever to play in the NBA, and is widely considered one of the greatest Asian basketball players of all time.