The listed heights of NBA players have always been just a bit of a joke. Seven-footer want to be listed just below that threshold. Kevin Garnett said once he was happy being 6’11” in part because he was listed at one inch taller, his coaches might want him to guard Shaquille O’Nell. Shorter players want us to believe they’re all 6’1” rather than 5’11” ... or shorter.
So the league had joined the Truth in Height movement and have begun measuring players. As Marc Stein reported last week...
[T]he league notified teams this week that they are required to certify and submit each player’s height and age within the first week of training camp, according to four people familiar with the new policy.