Gotta See It: Messi meets tallest NBA player ever

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Barcelona's Lionel Messi will play against Atletico Madrid. (Fernando Bustamante/AP)

One is a giant on the pitch and the other was a literal giant on the court.

Lionel Messi, who is five-foot-seven, got to meet Gheorghe Muresan, one of the tallest NBA players in history at seven-foot-seven after the Wizards and Pacers game on Wednesday. It made for an incredible, jaw-dropping photo.

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At least Barcelona will know why Messi is suffering from neck cramps when he returns to Spain.

Messi is in Washington, D.C. with the Argentina national team to play a friendly against El Salvador on Saturday.

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