Kevin Durant has grown this year, sort of.
The NBA sent a memo to teams telling them they needed to certify players’ ages and heights. The crackdown came after Buddy Hield was revealed to be older than his previously listed age.
The New York Daily News’ Stefan Bondy reported on Sunday that as part of this crackdown, Durant’s height was changed from 6-foot-9 to 6-foot-10.
KD had long been listed as 6-foot-9 on his player profiles even though it was widely recognized that he was taller.
Here are some old tweets about the matter:
Durant had been perpetuating the myth that he was 6-foot-9.
Why did he lie about his height? Durant explained in an interview with KNBR’s Bob Fitzgerald:
“Since I love you guys so much, I was recorded at 6-foot-10 and three-quarters with no shoes, so with my shoes on I’m 7-feet. I just like messin’ with people. They just ask me so much… yeah, I just like messin’ with people.
“For me, when I’m talking to women, I’m 7 feet. In basketball circles, I’m 6-9.
“I’ve always thought it was cool to say I’m a 6-9 small forward,” he said. “Really, that’s the prototypical size for a small forward. Anything taller than that, and they’ll start saying, ‘Ah, he’s a power forward.’ ”
So there you have it. Durant is officially listed at 6-foot-10 now, but still may be closer to 6-foot-11, and probably 7-feet tall with shoes on.
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