is clearly making a joke and then is later stated to be 6'11 in the same article:
https://www.ocregister.com/2019/10/02/anthony-davis-lakers-believe-having-multiple-shot-blockers-will-aid-their-identity/
It’s probably a question Dwight Howard has heard a hundred times.
How does a big man’s role change in an increasingly small league? Howard’s answer is pretty polished.
“Well I’m 6-foot-9,” he laughed. “So I’m good.”
Tell that to the rest of the NBA. Sporting a lineup with the 6-10, 255-pound Anthony Davis and another center, the Lakers are unapologetically big in a league that is more and more defined by outstanding guard play.
There are three top-tier shot blockers on the roster: The 6-11, 265-pound Howard (2.0 career blocks per game), Anthony Davis (2.4 bpg) and 7-foot, 270-pound JaVale McGee (1.6 bpg).