Chris Andersen
Christopher Claus Andersen (born July 7, 1978) is an American former professional
basketball player. Nicknamed "
Birdman", Andersen was born in
Long Beach, California, grew up in
Iola, Texas, and played one year at
Blinn College. Andersen began his professional career in the
Chinese Basketball Association and the American minor leagues. He then played in the NBA for the
Denver Nuggets and the
New Orleans Hornets. He received a
two-year ban from the NBA in
2006 for violating the league's drug policy, but was reinstated on March 4, 2008, and re-signed with the Hornets the next day. He returned to Denver later in 2008, and remained with the team until 2012. He signed with the
Miami Heat in January 2013 and won a championship with them that same year. He and
Oliver Lafayette are the only Blinn students to ever play in the NBA. He most recently played for
Power in the
Big3 league.
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