Chris Andersen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Chris Andersen

American basketball player

Date of Birth: 07-Jul-1978

Place of Birth: Long Beach, California, United States

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Christopher Claus Andersen (born July 7, 1978) is an American professional basketball player for Power In The Big 3 League. 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 now plays for Power in the Big3 league.