Kevin Durant Clarifies Height After Team USA Photo

For years, people have debated Kevin Durant’s real height.

Some say he’s closer to 7 feet tall rather than the listed 6-foot-9. This topic came up again recently when Durant posed for a photo with Team USA, appearing as tall or taller than Joel Embiid, who is known to be 7 feet.

In an interview with Kay Adams, Durant tried to settle the debate. When asked why he looked taller in the photo, Durant suggested that Embiid and others might not be honest about their heights. “I guess those guys might be shorter than what their numbers say. I’m 6-9, though,” said Durant. “So it looks like Bam Adebayo is probably 6-8 instead of 6-10, and AD is probably 6-9. So they probably adding a little more on their heights while I’m keeping mine the same. I’m not lying about my height.”

Durant also implied that Embiid isn’t really 7 feet tall either.

So Kevin Durant is 6’9 and the rest of team USA is lying?!

😂 @KDTrey5

— Kay Adams (@heykayadams)

Durant’s Bigger Concerns:

The height debate isn’t Durant’s main worry right now. The two-time NBA champion is dealing with a calf strain that kept him out of Team USA’s recent game against Canada, which they won 86-72. Despite this injury, Durant remains hopeful he’ll be ready for the Olympics in Paris where Team USA aims for a fourth straight gold medal.

Fans might think it’s funny how much focus there is on players’ heights instead of their skills.

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Team USA has four more exhibition games lined up against Australia, Serbia, South Sudan, and Germany before facing Nikola Jokic’s Serbian team on July 28 in the Paris Olympics opener.

What do you think about all this height talk?