Why NBA Players Lie About Their Height(WSJ)

[((ReFleXioN)) EteRNaL]

I thought this was @Malta
He is a very good bball poster in general but I think finding pictures showing players standing next to each other to prove their actual height is his biggest forte

for real. when he wakes up and notices that smell in the air, he's gonna come through and shyt this whole thread down. this dude has pictures of every nba player who ever lived standing next to eachother. at airports, conventions, weddings, whatever.....if there's 2 nba players standing next to eachother right now, malta already has the shyt on file.

 

[Reggie]

It's been known for years that KG is over 7 foot tall he just didn't want that label as a center. Just like Duncan used to be listed at 7 foot tall for a long while then it went back down to 6'11. But he's probably closer to 6'10 if they were really being truthful. Players make themselves shorter or taller all the time. Remember Kobe has alternated between 6'5-6'7 since he was in the league before finally settling in at the prototypical 6'6 height like Jordan. But yet when you see him and Wade on the court together he's not much taller then him.

 

[desjardins]

Ai wasn't really 6 foot either. Dude still a freak of nature tho. His shoulders are wide and his arms are long as shyt.
I think shyt like arm length and reach is a major factor on the shorter guys. Guys like Raymond and Barkley probably have long ass arms and super wide shoulders

 

[Darealtwo1]

I thought everyone knew this.....

Aaron Affalo, Brad Beal, and Marco are all listed at 6'5......clearly something isn't right lmao

 

[concise]

Dwight Howard is shorter than Bill Russell but lists at 6'11.

Russel is listed at 6'9

Dirk is 7 foot and appears to be only about an inch taller

So whose listed height here is accurate?

 

[The God Poster]

I thought everyone knew this.....

Aaron Affalo, Brad Beal, and Marco are all listed at 6'5......clearly something isn't right lmao

I remember seeing beal in 2k15 as 6'5

Shyt was a joke

 

[GetInTheTruck]

I'm technically 5'11 but I'm 6ft or over in shoes. Since I'm in shoes 95% of the time, I just say I'm 6ft because it's not really a lie...if NBA players can do it, fukk it so am I

 

[MoneyTron]

Dwight Howard is shorter than Bill Russell but lists at 6'11.

Russel is listed at 6'9

Dirk is 7 foot and appears to be only about an inch taller

And Bill Russell has probably shrunk a good 2-3 inches since his playing days.

 

[Serious]

I thought everyone knew this.....

Aaron Affalo, Brad Beal, and Marco are all listed at 6'5......clearly something isn't right lmao

I've seen Lillard and affalo up close.....
Lillard is like 6'1 if that not no damn 6'3
And affalo looked every bit of 6'5 the times I've seen him. But than I again I wasn't focused in on huge shoes

 

[Brandon M.]

I thought everyone knew this.....

Aaron Affalo, Brad Beal, and Marco are all listed at 6'5......clearly something isn't right lmao

look at marco and love tho...marco might be 6'7

 

[Brandon M.]

those of yall who have a twitter should bombard nba on tnt's twitter so we can finally get chucks real height...measure it on live tv

 

[Retired Account]

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

"Dan dikkau went from being 6-feet tall with the Clippers in 2008 to 6-foot-3 in training camp with the Suns in 2009. He turned 30 years old in between."

I thought growth plates closed at 25? I betta get me some HGH then

so mugsy is actually 5'1?

 

[El Guapo]

Dwight Howard is shorter than Bill Russell but lists at 6'11.

Russel is listed at 6'9

I always thought Dwight was 6'11 till he signed with Houston and they had that press conference with all their past centers. Looked kinda funny in the light

 

[Won Won]

On some WWF shyt

I need to hear an announcer claim that The Boban hails from Parts Unkown