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How tall is LeBron James?

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As of 2026, American basketball player LeBron James is officially listed by the NBA as being 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 meters) tall. Earlier in his career he was often listed as being 6 feet 8 inches (2.03 meters) tall. In 2019 the NBA standardized the methodology for measuring players’ heights, and James was measured as being 6 feet 8.5 inches tall, which it rounds up to 6 feet 9 inches.