Kevin Durant adds to confusion about his height after viral Team USA photo

Durant has been listed at 6-foot-10 and 6-foot-11 throughout his NBA career. The Phoenix Suns have him at 6-foot-11. Embiid is listed by the Philadelphia 76ers as 7-foot tall, and the Los Angeles Lakers list Davis as 6-foot-10. Judging by the photo, those figures make sense. Durant may be slightly shorter than Embiid and a tad taller than Davis.

Here is where it gets confusing. Durant was asked about the viral photo during a Thursday appearance on “Up & Adams” with Kay Adams. He said he is 6-foot-9 and questioned whether his Team USA teammates have told the truth about their heights.

“They probably adding a little more to their height while I’m keeping mines at the same, you know?” Durant said. “I’m not lying about my height.”

If Durant is telling the truth that he is 6-foot-9, then many “official” heights — including his own — are inaccurate.

Durant’s style of play is probably the reason the photo generated so much buzz. It is rare for a player who is as tall and long as him to be able to play the way he does. When you see him next to “bigs” like Embiid and Davis, it just doesn’t seem right that their heights are so similar.