Who doesn’t like the always-fun-to-root-for underdog?
And there’s no bigger underdog in the sporting world than the pint-sized NBA player.
That’s why it was heartwarming to see the Mavericks keep McKinley Wright IV, the 6-footer who was converted to a two-way contract over the weekend.
He joined the diminutive dozen.
By quick account of the 30 NBA rosters on Monday, which was cutdown day, it unearthed 12 players listed at 6-foot or shorter. And let’s be honest: a lot of them would need a phone book to eclipse the 6-foot barrier.
We bring this up because the Mavericks the day before the season opener announced that they were making it a baker’s dozen for short people, signing Facu Campazzo, as has been widely reported.