For years, there’s been lots of discourse surrounding Kevin Durant’s precise top, with some claiming that the sharpshooting ahead is nearer to 7 ft tall and never the 6-foot-9 he is listed as.
That concept resurfaced earlier this week when Durant posed for a photo together with his Workforce USA teammates, trying as tall, if not taller, than Joel Embiid, who’s universally acknowledged as a 7-footer.
In an interview with Kay Adams, Durant tried to place these theories to relaxation as soon as and for all. When requested why he seemed taller within the photoshoot than his Workforce USA teammates, Durant instructed that Embiid and others have been seemingly not being truthful about their measurements.
“I suppose these guys could be shorter than what their numbers say. I am 6-9, although,” Durant mentioned. “So it seems to be like Bam Adebayo might be 6-8 as an alternative of 6-10, and AD might be 6-9. In order that they in all probability including somewhat extra on their heights whereas I am preserving mine the identical. I am not mendacity about my top.”
When requested why he and Embiid stood neck-and-neck within the picture, Durant instructed that the Sixers massive man was additionally not being trustworthy about his top.
“Embiid shouldn’t be 7 ft,” Durant mentioned.