The New York Times reported the NBA sent a memo to the Phoenix Suns and all NBA teams requiring them to submit the accurate height without shoes for all players on their roster.
Basketball players are to height the way many women are to weight. It can be a touchy subject and when asked directly, they have the tendency to fib about it.
For generations, teams at all levels have recorded their players’ heights as taller than they really are in an effort to make them look more intimidating on paper.
With this new requirement, the NBA may as well have recreated the machine from Honey I Shrunk the Kids because players are about to get a lot shorter.