Enormous Athletes Who Shattered Records with Their Astounding Size

Troy Jackson - 6’10” 500 lbs

It’s pretty unusual to see a basketball player overweight, but Troy Jackson defied the odds. He enamored fans of basketball everywhere because of his size, but he always said that it never bothered him. He was a member of the AND1 Mixtape Tour.

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