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Buddy Hield Is Actually Older Than the NBA Has Him Listed

The NBA has some explaining to do.

On Monday, Kings guard Buddy Hield celebrated his birthday. He and his team have been enjoying a quality season so far, but Dec. 17 was not their night as the Timberwolves beat them by 27.

But hey, at least Hield got to celebrate turning 25-years-old. Or so the NBA thought.

It turns out, the league is completely wrong about the age it has listed for Hield. The Freeport, Bahamas native says both his passport and driver's license he submitted to the Kings list his actual birthday, which is Dec.