People are calling for Barron Trump to take up basketball after learning that the teenager is a towering six-foot-seven-inches tall. After the Twitter page UberFacts - an account dedicated to sharing random but interesting facts - revealed to its 13.6 million followers that 15-year-old Barron Trump is 6ft7", people couldn't help but be impressed. "Barron Trump is 6'7" — over a foot taller than the average 15-year-old," the tweet read, alongside a recent image of the teenager walking tall next to mom and former first lady, Melania. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/UberFacts/status/1413275428341444610]] Per the <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/07/08/barron-trump-shows-off-his-6-foot-7-height-in-nyc/">New York Post</a>, Melania stands at 5-foot-11-inches. Since being shared on Thursday, the post has amassed over 2,000 retweets and more than 9,000 'likes'. Replying to the fact, one Twitter user wrote: "Okay. If I’m 6’7 at fifteen, I’m making every effort to be a collegiate or pro basketball player. That’s just me." [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/Allieballie_/status/1413304637046800389]] A second added: "This kid should play basketball and take advantage of his height and name." To which a third replied: "For real. If he’s somewhat mobile and has a few post moves he’d make a lot of professional teams." [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/The_Femi/status/1413297924960837637]] [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/kingdiego88/status/1413302651643731972]] Another replied: "The crazy thing is, is that he's gonna keep growing until he is about 20. So we might be looking at the next @SHAQ [Shaquille O'Neal] here..." [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/Veronica_S82/status/1413283725673123842]] "Nothing would make me happier than Barron Trump leading an underdog team to an NBA Championship in a few years," another Twitter user wrote. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/CarmlizedFunyun/status/1413407212811206656]] [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/aqsa__ahmad/status/1413548538856984588]] "Barron Trump being an NBA player is my dream crossover," joked another. Barron's dad, former POTUS Donald Trump, stands at 6-foot-three-inches, and last month, joked about the height of his children at a GOP <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoDUJHGgQSc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">event in North Carolina</a>. "Barron is 6-foot-7, can you believe it? And he’s 15," Trump said, before quipping: "Eric is short — he’s only 6-foot-6." In response to UberFact's tweet, one Twitter user echoed the sentiments of many others, and wished the teenager all the best for the future. "I really hope that his height will deter bullies from acting out. With all the hatred in society for his parents I can't imagine how difficult some cruel kids make it. I sincerely wish him the best," they wrote. Whatever the teenager chooses to do with his life in the future, you've got to believe he'll make a success of it! <h6>Featured image credit: Abaca Press / Alamy</h6>

People want Barron Trump in the NBA after learning the 15-year-old is 6-foot-7

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