The NBA is tired of teams inaccurately portraying the size of their players, and steps are being taken to put an end to it.
A memo was sent to NBA teams this week notifying them that they will have to certify the height and age of each individual player on their roster at some point within the first week of training camp, Marc Stein of the New York Times reports.
NBA teams were notified this week that they must certify and submit the precise height and age for every player within the first week of training camp, league sources tell @NYTSports
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) September 26, 2019
For years some players have been listed as taller — and some shorter — than they really are. The league clearly wants to change that.
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) September 26, 2019
Players will be instructed to take their height measurements with their shoes off, though weight will not need to be certified since it can fluctuate so much. According to Stein, part of the motivation for the crackdown is Buddy Heild’s age having been recorded inaccurately last year.
Among the motivations for this new policy, sources say, is the fact that Buddy Hield's age was found to be recorded incorrectly in 2018 … as covered in this @BenHoffmanNYT story: https://t.co/tlHpU0Aw5x
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) September 26, 2019
The idea may seem trivial, but apparently it is important to the NBA that teams not present inaccurate information about their players. We know one up and coming NFL star who knows all about how frustrating it can be to have your height represented, and that isn’t going to be happening under Adam Silver’s watch.
