On December 17, Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield celebrated his 26th birthday. For those who pay attention, that number may have been a bit of a surprise. On just about every reference website, including NBA.com, Hield had been listed as being born in 1993, which would have made him 25. But in reality, according to NBC Sports Bay Area, Hield was born in 1992.

“That’s their fault, not my fault,” Hield said. “The first time I saw it on Wikipedia, my mom said, ‘Why do they have your age wrong?’ I said, ‘I have no idea.’”

Hield was born in the Bahamas and came over to the United States to play college basketball at the University of Oklahoma. Hield believes that his age was recorded correctly by the school, but it got mixed up somewhere between college and the NBA.

“I came over with a passport,” he said. “My passport has 1992 on it. My driver's license has 1992 on it. I just think people got their information from Wikipedia or wherever, and they just went with it. They just got it wrong.”

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Whether he's 25 or 26, Hield has experienced a major breakout for the Kings this year. He's shooting 43.3 percent from three-point range, knocking down 3.0 threes per game and averaging a career-high 19.9 points per game. The age mix-up shouldn't cause any strain between Hield and the team, because he's confident the Kings have known his true age all along.

“I gave them [the Kings] my passport, Peja [Stojakovic] and Vlade [Divac] know what age I am,” Hield said. “That’s the only thing that matters.”