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Around the NBA: Chris Paul out indefinitely, Buddy Hield is older than you thought, Pitino to coach in Greece

Buddy Hield of the Sacramento Kings is having a very solid season. He’s averaging 19.9 ppg, 5 rpg and 2.4 apg while shooting a blistering hot 43.3% from three. And he’s doing it all at the age of 25. Right?

Eh, no. The age listed on Hield’s NBA.com page is wrong. Speaking to reporters, Hield revealed that he’s actually 26 years-old, having been born in 1992:

The first time I saw it on Wikipedia, my mom said, ‘Why do they have your age wrong?