
Chris Andersen born July 7, 1978 in Long Beach, California, nicknamed Birdman.he is 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), 228 lb (103 kg; 16.3 st) the center/power forward 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 by the Hornets the next day.Birdman grew up in Iola, Texas and played one year at Blinn College.He went undrafted in the 1999 and began his professional career in the Chinese Basketball League, and has played in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets and the New Orleans Hornets.Following the 2007-08 NBA season, Chris Andersen was released from the Hornets to free agency. Andersen agreed to sign a one-year contract with the Nuggets on July 24, 2008. Andersen is currently second in the league in blocks per game at 2.42 per contest, despite a mere 20.5 minutes of playtime per game. His 5.68 blocks per 48 minutes played is the best in the NBA.
Chris received the nickname "Birdman" by former NBA player Junior Harrington for his athletic, high-flying game and wing tattoos on his inner biceps. His trademark has been his "Birdman" celebration, wherein he would cross his arms and flap his hands like the wings of a bird after scoring on an emphatic dunk or blocking a shot.Ever since he came to the Nuggets he's been a great help to the team with his blocked shot and will to score.and when he come in to the game he change the whole game we had the lakerson the run and let them know that we came to playbut they bet us and it was a good game next season is our if we sign birdman again.