How tall is Kevin Durant?
He’s listed at 6-foot-9, but his teammates have guessed everything from 6-foot-10 to 7-foot-3.
Durant, via Chris Herring of The Wall Street Journal:
“For me, when I’m talking to women, I’m 7 feet,” he said. “In basketball circles, I’m 6-9.”
“But really, 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.’ ”
This mirrors Kevin Garnett, who Flip Saunders once called “6-foot-13" because Garnett didn’t want to get pigeonholed as a center.
But most height fudging in the NBA has players trying to be listed as taller. Read Herring’s piece for a fun look at the hijinks.
