Exposed: NBA Stars Caught Lying About Their Height!

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  • čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
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    This video will exposed the lies surrounding some of the inaccurate NBA players' height listed vs. their actual height.
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Komentáře • 162

  • @JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly
    @JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly Před 24 dny +21

    KD lying about his height created one of the greatest positional matchup nightmares in NBA history

  • @juicejuice5013
    @juicejuice5013 Před 24 dny +23

    Damn Kemba 5’11 that’s really impressive how he was getting buckets

    • @lukesmith9692
      @lukesmith9692 Před 23 dny +2

      No lol. Nobody is playing defense at all. You could score 20 in a NBA game

    • @bkld.samuel
      @bkld.samuel Před 21 dnem +6

      @@lukesmith9692this is the worst rage bait of all time

    • @lukesmith9692
      @lukesmith9692 Před 20 dny

      @@bkld.samuel go away casual

    • @bkld.samuel
      @bkld.samuel Před 20 dny

      @@lukesmith9692 you probably one of these old heads that believe physical defense = good defense like back in the 80’s/90’s 😆

    • @TurtlEfrmdaManor
      @TurtlEfrmdaManor Před 18 dny +1

      @@lukesmith9692Your take is extremely casual 🤦🏾‍♂️

  • @sadp9013
    @sadp9013 Před 23 dny +15

    Kd is probably the only one to say he is shorter then what he realy is 😂

    • @Kermit_T_Frog
      @Kermit_T_Frog Před 20 dny +1

      He is an honest 6" 10". Maybe a little more on a tall day. Yes, height varies from day to day.

    • @sadp9013
      @sadp9013 Před 20 dny

      @@Kermit_T_Frog yea people are about 1 inch taller when they wake up. I think he is atless 7'

    • @oldeskoolnewsreels9927
      @oldeskoolnewsreels9927 Před 20 dny +1

      KD is 6'9.5" tall. He was 6'9" tall at hbis combine. Look it up.

    • @ampecsu
      @ampecsu Před 8 dny

      @@oldeskoolnewsreels9927 clearly grew though more than you say

    • @oldeskoolnewsreels9927
      @oldeskoolnewsreels9927 Před 5 dny

      @@ampecsu Denial. lol

  • @edwardkimakaballislifekim_578

    5’10 soaking wet 😂😂

    • @vendogg
      @vendogg Před 21 dnem +2

      I know man, I came to make this comment too. That makes no sense at all. Soaking wet is used for weight. Not height lol

    • @user-ks6sn3lq3g
      @user-ks6sn3lq3g Před 19 dny +1

      😅, love it!

  • @edgarsnake2857
    @edgarsnake2857 Před 20 dny +4

    I was around a lot of NBA players due to my association with an agent. I was surprised by the height discrepancies.

  • @PNWTruckCamper
    @PNWTruckCamper Před 25 dny +16

    Saw CJ McCollum in the tunnel and he's a legit 6'4" in shoes. Mo Harkless was easily 6'9" in shoes passing him on the baseline

    • @WilsonSy
      @WilsonSy  Před 24 dny +11

      Fully agreed. I believe Mo is around 6'8 barefoot. We went to the same college, I started after he declared for the draft, but he came to workout during the summers and we chatted a couple times. He's the man.

    • @kingdinodragonite3470
      @kingdinodragonite3470 Před 24 dny +1

      So CJ is 6'2.5 barefoot

  • @4392amtrak
    @4392amtrak Před 25 dny +16

    The NBA listed Jerry West at 6'2, but in all honesty, he was closer to 6'4

    • @Kermit_T_Frog
      @Kermit_T_Frog Před 20 dny +1

      In an interview he was once asked how he could rebound at 6' 2", and his answer was that he was really 6' 5".

    • @bb1111116
      @bb1111116 Před 18 dny +1

      The NBA players in West’s era (the 60s) were measured with their shoes off, bare foot. By the 90s NBA players were measured with their shoes on.
      For instance Wilt and Shaq are both listed as 7 foot one inch. But in pictures taken together Wilt is clearly taller than Shaq.

    • @4392amtrak
      @4392amtrak Před 18 dny +1

      @bb1111116 yep. Wilt would've been listed 7'2 or 7'3 today

  • @gregrowe1168
    @gregrowe1168 Před 22 dny +8

    Jordan was actually listed as 6’5” at North Carolina.

    • @JPoct21
      @JPoct21 Před 7 dny

      Some players continue growing past 18/19

    • @gregrowe1168
      @gregrowe1168 Před 7 dny

      @@JPoct21 Sometimes yes, I think the NBA just added an inch to make him seem taller.

  • @AmyLee-tp9we
    @AmyLee-tp9we Před 24 dny +6

    Yikes it used to be if a man was over 6’ you could count on him telling the truth about his height. But that goes out when it comes to basketball apparently SMH

  • @jtbucketsshorts2213
    @jtbucketsshorts2213 Před 25 dny +15

    I remember the Ben Simmons 7 foot rumors

    • @michaelmayers3622
      @michaelmayers3622 Před 24 dny

      Don't remember that

    • @jtbucketsshorts2213
      @jtbucketsshorts2213 Před 24 dny

      @@michaelmayers3622 they were saying he hit a growth spurt after college or something like that

    • @TokyoGeorge
      @TokyoGeorge Před 23 dny

      He’s between 6’10 and 6’11 so he’s near 7 ft

  • @mickeylee2624
    @mickeylee2624 Před 23 dny +4

    Dennis Rodman, like Barkley, was shorter than listed (closer to MJ than the 6'7" Pippen, who was later listed as 6'8")--making his rebounding accomplishments and defending the giants like Shaq mind-bogglingly impressive.

  • @kostastube2010
    @kostastube2010 Před 24 dny +14

    Bronny showed ZERO DEFENSE in the summer league.
    If he doesn't improve, A LOT, he is about to be cut soon.

    • @FekalistaGrzybowory-lz8lh
      @FekalistaGrzybowory-lz8lh Před 24 dny +6

      Noone cut him. He will be in GLeague for most of time, but not waived

    • @jtbucketsshorts2213
      @jtbucketsshorts2213 Před 24 dny +11

      @@kostastube2010 they won’t cut him cause he draws A LOT of attention and he’s Brons kid and they signed him to a 4 year deal . But he definitely shouldn’t be on a NBA court and I don’t even think he’s G League caliber tbh

    • @Evantailsacre
      @Evantailsacre Před 20 dny +2

      ​@@jtbucketsshorts2213It is obvious he does not belong in the g league. He's shooting 22%. Being good enough for a D1 squad should be the conversation.

  • @user-tz5ck1xy5u
    @user-tz5ck1xy5u Před 24 dny +6

    I saw Clarence Weatherspoon at the mall in Houston back in the day. While he was swole AF, dude was was really short.

    • @AO17
      @AO17 Před 23 dny +1

      Wow! Clarence Weatherspoon. That takes me back 20 years.

  • @javonkelly7921
    @javonkelly7921 Před 24 dny +3

    I didn't appreciate that immediate diss on me faking height on dating apps 😂😂😂😂

    • @JPoct21
      @JPoct21 Před 7 dny

      Man be like I’m 6”3 (5”11)

  • @kostastube2010
    @kostastube2010 Před 24 dny +12

    Embiid definitely looks like a 7 footer.

  • @gabrielgreff5911
    @gabrielgreff5911 Před 22 dny +5

    That's why measuring height in ft fails, if you start measuring in cm the things would be SO much clear

    • @ladyville3
      @ladyville3 Před 19 dny +1

      Ft numbers are made from different materials than numbers in cm?

  • @CapAnson12345
    @CapAnson12345 Před 24 dny +3

    In college I got to see players up close and judge them by my own height and was shocked at how short they were. Douglas Edwards who was a hot prospect out of Florida State was at least two or three inches shorter than his listed 6'9". Christian Laettner was maybe 6'9", not 6'11". Eric Montross on the other hand was a full 7'0" Probably an inch or two more. I was like is this professional wrestling or something?

  • @MrE_
    @MrE_ Před 25 dny +12

    I remember when people were saying Tatum was 6'10

    • @traeyoung9890
      @traeyoung9890 Před 23 dny

      He is 6’8 barefeet and should be listed as that instead of 6’9 which he is only with shoes on

  • @jackdawson5490
    @jackdawson5490 Před 15 dny +1

    Who is going to tell Wilson that the phrase “soaking wet” only works for calling somebody skinny, not short.

  • @yeelahowah7476
    @yeelahowah7476 Před 23 dny +6

    For 2 decades we've called KD "Six Foot, Thirteen"

  • @petefl2407
    @petefl2407 Před 21 dnem

    Great job as usual.

  • @jerrydragonfire4646
    @jerrydragonfire4646 Před 25 dny +30

    Bruh these bots

  • @signalhilltv5237
    @signalhilltv5237 Před 24 dny +2

    I remember seeing Robert Horry and he was a lot taller than I thought, Dennis Rodman in person maybe shorter than his listed height.

  • @Thomaskeys-1987
    @Thomaskeys-1987 Před 24 dny +4

    It’s about shoe sales larger players don’t sell shoes the same

  • @ry_an.
    @ry_an. Před 24 dny +6

    My guess fore these guys barefoot
    KD: 6'10-6'10.25
    Tatum: 6'7.75-6'8
    AD: 6'9.75-6'10

  • @fcaspergerrainman
    @fcaspergerrainman Před 23 dny +2

    A friend used to train with AI, he said his around my height, and I am 5-11 with Nike air forces

  • @TeamStudNation1280
    @TeamStudNation1280 Před 25 dny +4

    Probably put lifts on their sneakers 😅

  • @AkagiRedSun
    @AkagiRedSun Před 24 dny +1

    It makes sense when the height can change their contracts and getting into the door

  • @superphi
    @superphi Před 23 dny +2

    The media just casually say different heights for the same players all the time cause they don’t even know the players official height

  • @M0m06yoAicha-ir1yu
    @M0m06yoAicha-ir1yu Před 23 dny +3

    Cm are more precise than inches

  • @rimrejects
    @rimrejects Před 24 dny +4

    I’m 6’0 and it’s crazy how many foos lie about their height.

    • @Eliassthepro
      @Eliassthepro Před 24 dny +3

      I’m 5’11.5 and I just say I’m 5’11. Tbh I couldn’t care less abt height

    • @traeyoung9890
      @traeyoung9890 Před 23 dny +1

      6’1 and its crazy how people my height still lie to seem 1 inch taller for the ladies

    • @MrPek-fe9fp
      @MrPek-fe9fp Před 17 dny

      You are 4'11 at most.

    • @MrPek-fe9fp
      @MrPek-fe9fp Před 17 dny

      I'm 8ft 2in but would never lie about it.

  • @VarisCookeWorships
    @VarisCookeWorships Před 16 dny

    It depends on the shoes the are wearing because not only the extra padding in the shoes but the orthotics that they wear in the shoes too.

  • @bookaufman9643
    @bookaufman9643 Před 24 dny +2

    If you're trying to actually figure out exact height in comparison to other players you need more than a couple pictures. You need a lot of pictures and they need to be wearing pretty much the same shoe if they're wearing shoes at all. In the pictures with Serge ibaka KD and Russell Westbrook, KD looks taller in the picture on the left but he looks shorter in the picture on the right. I'm guessing they're right around the same size because ibaka isn't standing up straight on the picture on the left. My guess is that ibaka is a little more than a half an inch taller than KD. I just started this video but I have a feeling you're going to use one or two photos to try to make a case when like I said earlier you need a lot of different angles and you need a constant which is the same height shoe. On top of that you have to make sure the guy standing up as straight as possible.😊

  • @yodscreations5956
    @yodscreations5956 Před 23 dny +2

    Kevin Durant, you are not 6’9. Bro you’re 6’12 😂

  • @MrPek-fe9fp
    @MrPek-fe9fp Před 17 dny

    I'm 8ft 4.25inch and cant believe people would lie on internet.

  • @emo_LeBron
    @emo_LeBron Před 8 dny

    bradley beal height changes every day fr 🤣🤣

  • @junjiezerocool3307
    @junjiezerocool3307 Před 17 dny

    Actually he just wanted to play SF, because if your tall you are bound to play big. But everything was fckd up since small ball was a thing already.

  • @oldeskoolnewsreels9927
    @oldeskoolnewsreels9927 Před 20 dny +1

    Cousins is 6'8" tall. Nowhere near 6'11". KD is 6'9.5" tall and Embiid is 6'11.75" tall.

  • @franzjosef7728
    @franzjosef7728 Před 23 dny +5

    That is because of the flawed measurement system the US uses. Use the metric system and this problem goes away. Feet and inches, those are inaccurate medieval units. What is 3/8 in, or 6/14 in? What the hell is that?

    • @odonnchadha1978
      @odonnchadha1978 Před 19 dny

      Are people really this ignorant? Are these bots? You have to work at being this dumb.

  • @puxkx5827
    @puxkx5827 Před 23 dny +3

    Height loss begins in your 30s, and most people will likely be 1-2 inches shorter by the time they turn 40.

    • @user-xb8il5cg2c
      @user-xb8il5cg2c Před 22 dny +2

      Wrong. I was 5.8 in my 20's and I am still 5,8 30 years later. Maybe the moment to loose has arrived. Thank God I'm not bald😅.

    • @riseharris5204
      @riseharris5204 Před 16 dny

      Bullshit! I was 5’6” at 16 and I’m still 5’6” at 71 yrs old! BTW this team is trash and they will embarrass themselves and the USA. 🙄

    • @giuggiu
      @giuggiu Před 14 dny +1

      I was 188 cm (6.2) when I was 20, now that I’m 40 I’m barely 185 cm (6.1) this is probably due to posture and slight erosion of spinal discs. My granma died 99yo and by then you could put her in your pocket

  • @tonywhitsett2038
    @tonywhitsett2038 Před 23 dny

    🤔🏀 Truth be told. Basketball announcer been lying about theses guys height. They're sitting right they're.*And they can see how tall they are. The great coach Brown, who's now a announcer. Calls everyone 6'9, 7' footers.

  • @oldeskoolnewsreels9927

    All these players are less than 6'10" tall barefoot. About the same height as Bill Russell. KD, AD, Ewing, Hakeem, D Howard, Duncan and many more.

  • @zay1521
    @zay1521 Před 21 dnem +1

    i agree with kd bam is the same height as lebron if u watch him play he’s just built more muscular…same as when u watch a guy like kuzma go against randle ..kuzma is a sf but he’s 6’10 randle is a power forward but is 6’8

  • @lanceparker4796
    @lanceparker4796 Před 19 dny

    Shoes add anywhere between 1 and 1 1/4 inches of height depending on make and style. Also some players are longer than others. That is why wingspan(arm length) matters. Kevin Willis for example had short arms and Scottie Pippen had long arms. Kevin was at least 4 inches taller in height but Pippen was longer because of wingspan.

  • @bookaufman9643
    @bookaufman9643 Před 24 dny

    Something kind of crazy that I just noticed. I'm just under 6 ft. I'm in my late 50's and I've had three back surgeries so I went from 6 ft till like 5:11 and 3/4. None the less I have the same shoe size as Michael Jordan who is basically 6ft 5. Now if I could only jump like he did.😊

  • @Kermit_T_Frog
    @Kermit_T_Frog Před 20 dny

    I met Wilt Chamberlain once after he had just retired and he just dwarfed me. At least a head taller. I vary an inch on my yearly physical, anywhere from 6' 3" to 6" 4".

  • @edwardkimakaballislifekim_578

    Facts

  • @mrrandywatson658
    @mrrandywatson658 Před 24 dny +4

    Justice who’s outta the league Winslow 😂

  • @Omega---13
    @Omega---13 Před 21 dnem

    Bro, am 6’8 barefooted and i always thought Lebron James was taller than me not knowing them nba shoes be giving them like 2 inches😂😂😂

  • @drift6785
    @drift6785 Před 21 dnem +1

    I'm sure dame and Brunson is like barely 6ft with shoes

  • @oldeskoolnewsreels9927
    @oldeskoolnewsreels9927 Před 20 dny +1

    Hakeem and Ewing were both listed as 7 foot in the 80's and 90's. Hakeem is 6'9.25" tall and Ewing is 6'9.75" tall barefoot.

    • @sribble1
      @sribble1 Před 12 dny

      Nope. Hakeem was over 6'10" and Ewing pushed 7"

    • @oldeskoolnewsreels9927
      @oldeskoolnewsreels9927 Před 12 dny

      @@sribble1 Not true. Watch Wilt meets Ewing and Shaq. Wilt is MUCH taller than Ewing.

  • @Strengthinnumbers-gv4pi
    @Strengthinnumbers-gv4pi Před 20 dny +1

    Also magic not 6”9

  • @antsmith5956
    @antsmith5956 Před 19 dny

    MJ/Kobe are certified 6'6."

  • @MyKillyy
    @MyKillyy Před 24 dny

    Your imperial measure system is so flawed

  • @august6281
    @august6281 Před 24 dny

    his height and legacy are alike, a lie.

  • @OvadiaCorporation
    @OvadiaCorporation Před 25 dny +12

    Meanwhile, Zach Edey is a legit 7'3"+ barefoot getting ready to dominate all these tiny fake 7-footers lying about their heights XD

    • @kylethomas2993
      @kylethomas2993 Před 24 dny +3

      Not just 7'3'' barefoot but 7'3'' 3/4 barefoot so basically 7'4'' which is what he was listed as at Purdue.

    • @arielaltairch
      @arielaltairch Před 23 dny +1

      interesting, so he's same height as Wemby barefoot. Gunna love that matchup

    • @traeyoung9890
      @traeyoung9890 Před 23 dny

      @@arielaltairchwemby is listed nearly 7’4 barefoot tho so they are the exact same height if anything but on most photos online you can see with them being together wemby always looks a bit taller

  • @mykelengieza7057
    @mykelengieza7057 Před 17 dny

    HGH can make you grow even if you are over 25 years old

  • @ice-coldspear9193
    @ice-coldspear9193 Před 21 dnem

    3:00 Can we talk about PG in this picture being almost the same size as Boogie. I mean wtf.

  • @bookaufman9643
    @bookaufman9643 Před 24 dny

    Standing beside each other KD and Kevin Love look to be about the same height. At least in that picture. That picture where boogie and KD and DeAndre Jordan are all next to each other add an outdoor park is not a good picture for trying to figure out height. Is that a weird angle and you can't really judge anything from it.

  • @giacobbeperales5926
    @giacobbeperales5926 Před 24 dny

    That's funny because I had always heard that Kobe was 6'9. He's actually the same height as MJ

    • @isidoro8566
      @isidoro8566 Před 24 dny +1

      Kobe is the same height as Andre Ingram. they are SAME.

  • @ariamartinez7355
    @ariamartinez7355 Před 14 dny

    KD is 6’11”

  • @renzonogueiramargotto3141

    They are not lying. Its just about the instrument, how they were measured, when, the age factor where you may stop to grow at 17 or at 23-24. Also the play basketball factor where you can win few cm while constantly practicing and playing, to lose them when you stop to play.
    The bigger differences can be one measure with basketball shoes and the other without, one at 18 and other at 23, plus with or without shoes.
    Smaller one like Klay can just be the same... Like 6'6,5 for both and one was rounded to 6'6 while the other to 6'7.
    The odds of this way to see the things where everybody is lying at same time to win or lose half inch to 1 or 2 It's just the the worse spot ever, as all those guys have their measures and weight controled in regular basis. Im saying not only those ones, but bicpes, torax, quadriceps and so on.
    Its the same old "guilty until prove innocent" instead the one we used in 100% of cases that is "Innocent until prove guilty".
    Take in mind that they not take their own measures alone into a secret place where no one can see them. They have their measurements taken by professionals from their teams and were informed of the results. They would not "lye" about this as their teams know the correct info and also will discover that this player is a lyer that can lye for a silly reason.

  • @silvypetrisor6979
    @silvypetrisor6979 Před 23 dny

    When inches make the difference of millions you can see why it is

  • @traeyoung9890
    @traeyoung9890 Před 23 dny

    I think most players r measured with shoes on and then there are some players who are measured barefeet like Anthony Davis

  • @alansnow1129
    @alansnow1129 Před 16 dny

    Durant is 7 foot

  • @saturiusrobertson1313
    @saturiusrobertson1313 Před 23 dny

    Butler 68 And Harris 69!😀.

  • @GoV12358
    @GoV12358 Před 21 dnem

    KD 6’11”, Embid 7’0”, Davis 6’10” at most

  • @KhiryTheKonqueror
    @KhiryTheKonqueror Před 25 dny

    I'm 6'5 I don't lie about my height

    • @ry_an.
      @ry_an. Před 24 dny +3

      you dont need to bro

    • @MrPek-fe9fp
      @MrPek-fe9fp Před 17 dny

      ​@@ry_an.He is 3ft 7,5inch barefoot

  • @makingstatements812
    @makingstatements812 Před 22 dny

    Im 6'5 3/4" but i say im 6'6 because im usually wearing shoes ...which are size 17.

  • @zay1521
    @zay1521 Před 21 dnem +1

    embid is shorter than shaq n duncan n KG..all guys 6’11 n better

  • @bookaufman9643
    @bookaufman9643 Před 24 dny

    Kevin Garnett doesn't look like he has 2 in on Dwight. Maybe a half an inch and but that's pushing it. If you look at their shoulders they're in almost exactly the same place. Kevin Garnett has his face tilted a little bit upwards otherwise I'd say they're exactly the same height. just look at the picture carefully and you'll see what I mean.😊

    • @traeyoung9890
      @traeyoung9890 Před 23 dny

      Nope look at more pictures with them together kevin garnett is easily taller than dwight and tim duncan

    • @bookaufman9643
      @bookaufman9643 Před 23 dny

      @@traeyoung9890 he looks about the same as Tim Duncan but definitely a little taller than Dwight

  • @mattburnz
    @mattburnz Před 23 dny

    Bronny is actually 6' 10.

  • @Bluebirdfalling
    @Bluebirdfalling Před 24 dny

    KD is 6'11, Timmy is 7ft, Perk is 6'8. Steven Adams is 7ft, Blake is 6'10 and is behind KD here 2:53. We've always known Durant is near 7ft. Yeah LA towers over KD in the world of a tilted pic like this and different angles 3:14. Cousins is 6'10 and AD is 6'11. This is filler. Not a travesty as much as a tragedy. Go listen to the Bee Gees.

  • @jonasdauerbrenner6432
    @jonasdauerbrenner6432 Před 22 dny

    I'm sure one guy never lied about his height: Michael Jeffrey Jordan. because he couldn't care less.

  • @saturiusrobertson1313
    @saturiusrobertson1313 Před 23 dny

    6 10 Cause Westbrook is 6 3!😀.

  • @georgeprchal3924
    @georgeprchal3924 Před 23 dny

    Durant is like 7'1".

  • @eut69tv
    @eut69tv Před 18 dny

    ibaka 69

  • @horrorshow1980
    @horrorshow1980 Před 24 dny

    Love your content but hate hearing TRAVESTY in every vid

  • @saturiusrobertson1313
    @saturiusrobertson1313 Před 23 dny

    Dirk is 7-0 KD Aint Taller Than Dirk . Stop It!😀.

  • @runehero90210
    @runehero90210 Před 25 dny

    Shai standing next to Luka, both might be lying about their height

    • @ry_an.
      @ry_an. Před 24 dny

      Shai 6'4.5-6'4.75 Luka 6'6-6'6.25

  • @s0meguy09
    @s0meguy09 Před 24 dny

    Yes. AD is 6'8

  • @buttlesschap
    @buttlesschap Před 21 dnem +1

    Feel like Michael Beasley had an inch over Lebron.

  • @spurguvitunhuora9119
    @spurguvitunhuora9119 Před 24 dny

    Theres a picture of Walton, Sampson and Kareem together. Theres no way to tell whos tallest. I think Sampson was really like 7foot1.
    Walton really was the original" Im not a seven footer I swear!" Nor am I shorter than Kareem!

    • @redhorse6652
      @redhorse6652 Před 21 dnem

      Walton 7'2 Kareem 7'3 Sampson 7'4-in shoes.