“How on earth do Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo weigh the same!?”: NBA has the Greek Freak and the Slim Reaper listed around 240 lbs, confuses NBA Twitter

Akash Murty
|PublishedMar 27, 2022

"How on earth do Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo weigh the same!?": NBA has the Greek Freak and the Slim Reaper listed around 240 lbs, confuses NBA Twitter

Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo weigh the same according to Wikipedia and the insanity of it cannot be handled by fans.

The listed height and weight of the players according to the NBA are some of the most controversial stats one could ever come across. All the physical descriptions generally stay the same since they make their debut in the league.

When some players come into the league just after high school at 17-18 years of age, how is it fair to keep their height or weight at the time same as when they stay in the league for years to come?

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Players like Kevin Durant have been speculated to measure between 6’9 and 7’0, which is a wild gap for a superstar’s description. But at the start of the 2019 season, in an effort to emphasize “the integrity of information” the NBA is cracking down and requiring teams to submit official heights as well as correct ages for every player on the roster.

But it certainly missed one physical attribute that also is a big factor and appears on Wikipedia of any player in any sport.

Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo almost have the same weights according to Wikipedia

How insane is it that the Greek Freak and the Slim Reaper almost have the same weights? Come on now! It’s right there in their names, one guy has “Freak” and the other has “Slim” in their nicknames due to their physical attributes.

How is this possible?? pic.twitter.com/AttAaPFFPb

— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) March 26, 2022

Both men are of around the same height at 6’11 and with the clearly visible difference in their build, how is it possible for them to weigh the same? NBA Twitter went crazy on the absurdity of it.

And/or Giannis closer to 260-270. Someone’s making up numbers…

— Badman (@Im_the_Badman) March 26, 2022

KD’s weight is in his height.

Giannis ain’t that much shorter than he is so……I got nothing.

— SNK Boss Syndrome (@knightphall) March 26, 2022

Some people have funny calculations.

Half that weight in his feet. They’re about 60lbs each pic.twitter.com/y0BubJmUaz

— christian m (@chris_m_55) March 26, 2022

It’s because Kevin is packing a trouser trout down under

— Pessimistic Bucks Fan 🦌 (@DimiTreehouse) March 26, 2022

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About the author

Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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