1. Christopher Claus Andersen was born on July 7,1978 and is an American former professional basketball player.
38 Facts About Chris Andersen
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Chris Andersen began his professional career in the Chinese Basketball Association and the American minor leagues.
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Chris Andersen then played in the National Basketball Association for the Denver Nuggets and the New Orleans Hornets.
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Chris Andersen 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.
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Chris Andersen returned to Denver later in 2008, and remained with the team until 2012.
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Chris Andersen signed with the Miami Heat in January 2013 and won a championship with them that same year.
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Chris Andersen is the second of the three children of corrections officer and Danish immigrant Claus Chris Andersen and Linda Holubec, a Tennessee native who worked as a waitress at the Port Hueneme naval base and played basketball in high school.
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In 1982, when Chris Andersen was four, his family moved to Texas, using a loan from the Texas Veterans Land Board to purchase a 10-acre plot in unincorporated Iola, about 100 miles northwest of Houston.
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Chris Andersen played one season with the Blinn Buccaneers, leading the National Junior College Athletic Association players in blocks.
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In March 2000, Chris Andersen joined the New Mexico Slam of the International Basketball League where he averaged just 1.1 points and 1.6 rebounds in six regular-season games and four playoff games.
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Later that year, Chris Andersen joined the Dakota Wizards of the International Basketball Association but left before the season started.
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Chris Andersen then joined the Fargo-Moorhead Beez of the IBA where he played seven games before being released in January 2001.
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In July 2001, Chris Andersen joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2001 NBA Summer League.
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Chris Andersen became the first D-League player called up by an NBA team, signing with the Denver Nuggets on November 21,2001, after just two games for Fayetteville.
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Chris Andersen quickly became one of the top per-minute rebounders and shot-blockers in the league.
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On July 19,2004, Chris Andersen signed a multi-year deal with the New Orleans Hornets.
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Chris Andersen appeared in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest during the 2005 All-Star weekend for the second year in a row, where he unsuccessfully tried the same dunk eight times at the Pepsi Center.
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On January 25,2006, Chris Andersen was disqualified from the NBA for violating the league's anti-drug policy by testing positive for a banned substance.
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Chris Andersen's suspension fell under the league's category of "drugs of abuse", violation of which is possible grounds for expulsion from the NBA under the league's collective bargaining agreement.
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Chris Andersen attempted to appeal the ruling through arbitration, but the arbitrator ruled to uphold his dismissal in March 2006.
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Chris Andersen spent a month in a rehab clinic in Malibu, worked out and coached a boys' basketball team in Denver.
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On July 24,2008, Chris Andersen signed a one-year deal with the Denver Nuggets.
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On July 8,2009, Chris Andersen re-signed with the Nuggets on a five-year deal.
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On January 20,2013, Chris Andersen signed a 10-day contract with the Miami Heat.
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Chris Andersen was signed to a second 10-day contract on January 30, and signed for the remainder of the season on February 8,2013.
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Chris Andersen gained legions of fans inspired by his head-to-toe tattoos, Mohawk haircut, and trademark hustle.
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Chris Andersen was suspended for Game 6 of the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals without pay for committing a flagrant foul on Tyler Hansbrough in Game 5.
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On July 10,2013, Chris Andersen re-signed with the Miami Heat.
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Chris Andersen returned for Game 6, recording 9 points and 10 rebounds as the Heat went on to advance to their fourth straight NBA Finals and Chris Andersen's second.
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On July 19,2014, Chris Andersen again re-signed with the Heat.
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In what would be the final postseason of his career, Chris Andersen made his first career playoff start in a first round sweep at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs.
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On July 22,2016, Chris Andersen signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Chris Andersen was immediately waived by the Hornets upon being acquired.
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On March 23,2018, Chris Andersen was reported to have signed a contract with the Big3 to join the draft pool, making Chris Andersen draft eligible in the Big3.
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Chris Andersen was selected in the 2018 Big3 draft by Power, and helped them win the 2018 Big3 championship.
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Chris Andersen is known for brightly colored tattoos on his arms, chest, neck, hands, and legs.
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Chris Andersen showed off those tattoos in PETA's "Ink Not Mink" ad campaign to protest the fur industry.
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On May 10,2012, Denver NBC affiliate KUSA reported that Chris Andersen's home was the target of an investigation of a suspected internet criminal case by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office Internet Crimes Against Children Unit.