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 :Okay, here's the source for you, too: ‘James said he was never afraid when he saw the fan coming. ""I'm 6-9 and 260,"" James said. ""I'm all right.""’ It's his own words.    

 im not believing lebron is 6f9 250 unless i actually see him on some scales. if lebron james is 250 lbs then earl boykins is 6ft 180 lbs. i could tell you right now that im 7ft 250lbs and that doesnt mean that its true. ben wallace is about 6ft7 250 lbs but looks bigger than lebron  —Preceding unsigned comment added by     

 I looked to see if I could find a reliable source for the 6'9"" height.  I could not find one other than the one already provided, but did find some that say 6'8"" 
 :6’8” 250 lbs,  
 :6’8” 240 lbs,  
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 ::What source is more reliable than LeBron James' own words? He said ""I'm 6-9 and 260"". This is as clear as it gets. Does he have to spell it for you to realize it?    

 :::Right...because nobody has ever lied about their height before  I don't really care how tall he actually is. Verifiability, not truth. James is a primary source. Wikipedia articles should rely on reliable, published secondary sources.   
 ::::I actually don't see a reason why James should lie about his height or weight. It's not like Joe Pesci saying he's 7 ft. tall. James actually is big, and whether the public believes he is 6-8 or 6-9 should make no difference to him. I think he's telling the truth. And further, it's not like it is totally unrealistic that someone grows an inch between his 18th and 22nd birthday.  

 :Unfortunately James' own words do not mean it's the most reliable information, particularly insofar as the policies of this encyclopedia are concerned. Perhaps rather than stating it in the body, you can state it in the footnote (as a form of ""however"") that James himself says he is 6'9.    

 :::From WP:Sources, Articles should rely on reliable, third-party published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy.  Lebron James is a primary source.  All the sources above are third-party sources and at least some of them have a reputation for fact checking and accuracy.  The Wikipedia policy prefers third-party sources over primary sources if available.  So based on that, the BBC  is a more reliable source according to the policy than Lebron James himself.     

 ::::Any of you every studied history to know what the difference between primary and secondary sources is? I doubt it. 
 ::::I find it curious to think of NBA.com, ESPN, or RealGM as ""reliable, third-party published sources"", because none of them ever measured or weighed LeBron James. The NBA weighed him once, at the 2003 NBA Predraft camp. He was 6-8 240 back then. That's it. Now LeBron James himself'', not some biased fan or whoever, says he has grown to 6-9 and gained 20 pounds since high school. Why is this so hard to believe?    
 :::::Not hard to believe, just not verifiable and according to wikipedia policy Lebron James is not a reliable source.  I do not question that he is 6'9"" 260 lbs.  I question the source and t