Dwarfs Hope To Start Little NBA

(MYFOX NATIONAL) – When it comes to size, the New York Towers aren't letting that get in the way of making it to the NBA — the half-time show, that is.

According to AOL News , the Towers are an all-dwarf basketball team that formed last summer during the annual Little People of America convention.

Just like the NBA, they have talented players that can show off too. Jahmani Swanson, Justin Tompkins and Danny Fava all hope to take their skills to the NBA and provide the half-time shows for the league.

Clinton Brown III, the team's 3-foot-3 general manager, says, “When you see the way we play, a lot of people are going to be taken by surprise. And, hopefully, it's going to inspire some people to get out there. Inside everybody is an athlete.”

The team is up for playing regular-sized people too, even though the tallest player on their team is 4-foot-8, reports About.com . The Towers are setting up a charity event with a radio station in Albany, N.Y.

"Basketball doesn't have a height requirement," says Swanson, a 4-foot-5 player for the team.

Swanson tells AOL News that he and his teammates look up to NBA players like Tiny Archibald and Nate Robinson, who are below the average height of most NBA players. Swanson feels they “paved the way” for little people.

Nate “Tiny” Archibald is a 6-foot-1 player who played for the Kansas City Kings and Boston Celtics and scored 16,481 points in 14 seasons. Nate Robinson is a 5-foot-9 player who has won the Sprite Slam Dunk Competition twice, according to NBA.com .

The New York Towers aren't disappearing anytime soon, they say, despite the fact it's hard for most people to understand dwarfs playing basketball.

“The concept itself is hard for some average-size people to think about – small people playing a big man's game. It just goes to show you that with a little bit of fortitude and heart you can accomplish what you desire,” says Brown.