Payton Pritchard, who is only 6-foot-1, hilariously gestured that the Heat’s Tyler Herro is ‘too small’

By common adult male standards, the Celtics’ Payton Pritchard is actually pretty tall at 6-foot-1. In fact, if he walked amongst a majority of the human population, he’d almost certainly be in the 90th percentile when it comes to height.

But in the NBA — where almost every squad has multiple seven-foot players and forwards with seven-foot wingspans — Pritchard is, to put it nicely: A man among giants. That didn’t stop the Celtics’ (+1) backup guard from touting his height and confidence against the Heat in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

With Boston pulling away late in the first half, Pritchard drove on Tyler Herro before rising to make an easy jumper in the key.

A routine play. It happens.

What doesn’t happen is a 6-foot-1 guard (Pritchard) gesturing that a 6-foot-5 player (Herro) is “too small” to defend him.

Oh my goodness. You really have to have the competitive juices flowing to bust out the “too small” as one of the actual smallest players on the court.

As the Celtics cemented their lead, NBA fans couldn’t help but laugh at Pritchard’s bravado.

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