Florida student enters NBA Draft despite never playing basketball as he exposes rules loophole

A Florida law student claims he was accepted into the NBA Draft despite never playing basketball at a serious level in his life after discovering a loophole in the collective bargaining agreement.

Jordan Haber, 21, has shared proof of correspondence with the NBA on his TikTok and YouTube, backing up his incredible claims and has vowed to document the experience on his social media.

He will be at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, but according to the Associated Press, he has tickets from the NBA’s social media team rather than an official invite that the likes of Victor Wembanyama will have.

In the only video posted to his YouTube channel to date — on May 28 — Haber says, “I found the key. Page 237 (it’s actually page 273), section one – the player is or will be at least 19 years old. Account.

“The player has graduated from a four-year university and is no longer eligible – check. The player is a graduate of a four-year university in the United States. Account.

Haber shared screenshots of the NBA on his YouTube channel that confirmed his involvement

Haber is a Miami Heat fan, but has never played basketball at a serious, competitive level

“Nobody can be considered for more than one design, so you only have one chance in your life to do this.”

Haber then shared a screenshot of an email he claims is from the NBA, informing him that his name was included on the list of Draft players sent to all teams.

While he hasn’t posted a new update on his YouTube since May, he posted a number of video updates on TikTok.

“It was super fun, crazy,” he said on his TikTok on Wednesday evening. Part 2 on YouTube should be out soon, Draft Day is tomorrow. It was very, very crazy on my end, very little sleep.

“What happens tomorrow, happens. I am so thankful for this opportunity. Anyone could do it.’

On his Instagram, Haber shared a photo of MLB headquarters in New York, proving he’s really in the Big Apple for Thursday night’s big event in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center.

Growing up as a Miami Heat supporter, Haber said on his YouTube that playing basketball as a kid was the way he spent his fondest memories with his father.

Haber isn’t alone in making the most of the rules, though. He is one of 18 people officially “draft eligible” on what the NBA calls the B-list – “persons unknown.”

Haber shared a photo from New York on Instagram and will attend Draft in Brooklyn on Thursday

Victor Wembanyama is the nailed No. 1 pick on Thursday, with extreme excitement surrounding him

While Haber has said it’s a loophole, the rule has actually been around for years and others have used it in times gone by.

The first person known to sign on was a player named Reinhard Schmuck, who played in nine games in one season at Division III’s Baruch College. He attempted to get into the NBA two years later, telling The Washington Post in 1987 that he did so to highlight Baruch’s athletic programs.

“I’m really nobody,” the newspaper quoted Schmuck as saying. “I wanted to do it because there are so many kids who give up on their dreams.”

There is no official count, but it is believed to be in the hundreds. Author Jeff Pearlman did it as a student in Delaware in 1993; in a piece he wrote for Sports Illustrated a few years later, Pearlman revealed that the NBA called to say “no one has heard from you here.”

In 2008, a student at Washington University in St. Louis named Zachary Feinstein attempted to get into the NBA and described the exploits on a web page.