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Kevin Durant finally officially listed at 6'11 after 15 years in the NBA (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by tradtrad100@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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It has been known for a long time KD was listed at 6'9 which may have been his height entering the league, but after a few years he grew (very evidently) and was closer to 7ft. After 10+ years the NBA listed him at 6'10 and this year, finally he is listed at 6'11 officially.

https://www.nba.com/player/201142/kevin-durant

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[–] Defuzzygamer@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is it really that difficult to measure someone?

I don't get it... How can someone list themselves as being taller than they are? Doesn't someone stand there with the measuring device and say "yep ok 195cm (6 ft 5)"

Athlete: cool I'm 202cm! Examiner: no... You're 195... Athlete: cool can't wait to update my insta! Examiner: please list this man as 195 on the roster Athlete: please list me as 202cm without shoes

[–] tradtrad100@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think players have some input on what they get listed at. Also since there are a couple centimetres gaps between the inches they can always claim to have been rounding incorrectly, for example LeBron isn't 6'9 but he's taller than 6'8

[–] Defuzzygamer@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Just a strange thing to me. It happens here too (in Germany). Even in the junior teams (mostly in the state level/nation level competition) the players list themselves as 2cm taller than they are. A player on the team I was an athletic trainer for in U/19 state level, listed themselves as 185cm (shortest on the team). I'm a tiny bit taller than this athlete. I'm 181cm.

CP3 for example is listed as 6'0. I think this is his correct height. However it's often the taller players which lie. Maybe it's position related... As in, a player under the height of 6'5 is going to be a guard 90% of the time in the NBA, so you don't really need to make yourself taller because your position is already confirmed. Whereby a player who is actually 6'8 can probably play SF or PF. Maybe they prefer PF so they end up at 6'10 and less chance of being a SF. Could be total bullshit what I'm theorising but it makes a little sense as to one of the reasons why they might lie a little