Courtside Films (DR) / NBA (DR)
He is still only in high school, but the young Olivier Rioux already impresses the basketball world thanks to his disproportionate size. A photo of the Canadian has also shocked Internet users recently, who have a hard time believing what they see. We can only understand them…
With his 2m21 for 2m44 wingspan, Victor Wembanyama hits the headlines in France and arouses envy on the side of the NBA. But the next freak followed by all may already be known, in the person of Olivier Rioux. While he is still only 16 years old, the native of Quebec already measures 2m28 and downright makes the Mets pivot look like a minus. And what about his opponents in match, him who joined the IMG Academy in Florida a few weeks ago:
7-foot-6 sophomore Olivier Rioux at City of Palms ???? pic.twitter.com/jt8kXGz6X5
— Courtside Films (@CourtsideFilms) December 21, 2022
The height of Olivier Rioux panics internet users
For once, we really have the impression of seeing an adult playing with children, proof that we have an incredible athletic phenomenon. Nothing says that the Canadian will have a future as a pro and therefore in the big league, but he is currently too powerful and above all too big for the competition. The proof with this bewildering photo, which sees him being at equal height with one of his trainers… while he is seated while his superior is standing!
Boy is sitting while man is standing. pic.twitter.com/QMxdFydQBI
— Bradley (@BradSoRad_69) December 22, 2022
There, the words really begin to fail to describe the pivot, decidedly out of the ordinary. Internet users are also of this opinion, judging by their hallucinated reactions in the comments:
it makes it look as if the man standing is in front of a green screen cus this is unreal.????
— kaysworks (Oyeniyi Kayode) (@kayodeoyeniyi1) December 23, 2022
It gives the impression that the standing man is in front of a green screen (used in cinema for special effects, editor’s note), because it’s unreal.
Oh… my… god… what did they feed that boy?
— Mark (@Best_Mark_Ever) December 23, 2022
Oh my God… but what did they feed him?
The future will tell us if Olivier Rioux will one day be able to have his chance in the NBA, but we know that the Americans are very fond of these disproportionate templates. There is therefore no doubt that the young man will remain a real attraction, until he reaches the age required to turn pro.