LeBron James, KD, Dwight Howard & More Receive Height Changes

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The NBA has changed how it measures height.

It shouldn't even have to be said at this point but height is more important in basketball than any other sport. Because the rim is 10-feet off of the ground, you need to be taller in order to get buckets in tight. Height matters more based on the position you play and teams tend to take these things into account when they are trying to build a squad. That's why this year, the NBA decided to change the way it measures height as they suspected teams had been faking these measurements. Now, players are measured without their shoes on.

In a new report from Shams Charania of Stadium, the heights for some of the league's biggest stars were revealed. As you can see from the graphic below, LeBron James went from 6'8 to 6'8.5, KD went from 6'9 to 6'9.5, Anthony Davis and Dwight Howard went down to 6'9.75 from 6'11 while Klay Thompson is now 6'5.

These new height totals won't really affect the flow of the game or anything like that although they give more of an accurate portrayal of some of the league's stars. It seems like the NBA really wants to make an effort to be more transparent and the height issue is one of the ways they plan to do that.


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Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!
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