Chris Anderson is a famous basketball player

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Christopher Anderson is a famous American basketball player. From 2016 to 2017, he played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, which is part of the National Basketball Association. Because of the numerous tattoos, the athlete was nicknamed "Birdman" ("Birdman"). National Basketball Association Champion.

Biography of Chris Anderson

Christopher Klaus Anderson was born in Long Beach, California on July 7, 1978 to a prison officer and Danish immigrant Klaus Anderson and Linda Holubek, a Tennessee military base worker at Port Hueneme. Chris Anderson spent most of his childhood and youth in Texas, in the city of Iola, where his family moved when Chris was four years old.

When Chris was a teenager, his father left the family. Their house, which they were building, was not even finished. The athlete's mother worked part-time at low-paid jobs in order to somehow feed the children, she was helped by her neighbors and her brother, the captain of the US military forces. When Chris Anderson was in high school, he was sent to boarding school in Dallas for three years.

In basketball, the future athlete startedplaying already in high school, as the coach told him that success in sports is a direct path to higher education and scholarships for athletes.

Chris Anderson was going to the University of Houston, but could not get enough points and went to study at Blinn College in Branham, where his father's former mentor Klaus became his coach. Chris played one season with the Blinn Buccaneers.

Early years

In 1999, Chris Anderson decided to play basketball professionally and dropped out of college, unaware that at that time he was officially accepted into the National Basketball Association. His high school basketball coach arranged for Chris to participate in exhibition matches with the Texas Ambassadors semi-professional team and play China Ice Asen, after which the athlete was offered to join the Gians Nangang (Chinese Basketball Association club).

In March 2000, Christopher Anderson joined the New Mexico Slam of the National Basketball Association. Later that year, he joined the Dakota Wizard, but left the club before the start of the season.

In July 2001, Anderson briefly joined the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Professional sports career

From 2001 to 2004 he played for the Denver Nuggets. This was the first serious team in which Anderson played already as a professional player. After signing on November 21, 2001, he quickly became one of the team's top players. Exactlythis team gave Chris the nickname "Birdman" in 2002 because of his tattoos and acrobatic skills.

On September 29, 2003, the basketball player re-signed with the Denver Nuggets.

From 2004 to 2006 Chris Anderson played with the New Orleans Hornets.

In 2006, the athlete was suspended for two years due to a scandal involving tests for doping and banned substances.

In 2008, Chris rejoined the Denver Nuggets, playing with them for four years.

From 2013 to 2016, the basketball player was a member of the Miami Heat team.

In 2016, Chris Anderson played for the Memphis Grizzlies.

From 2016 to 2017, Anderson played for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

In December 2016, the basketball player was forced to take a break from his sports career due to a knee injury and surgery (Anderson had to miss several playing seasons).

In March 2018 it became known that Chris Anderson signed a contract with BIG 3 (a variation of basketball in which three people from one team play against three players from another team).

Chris plays center/power forward.

Chris Anderson's personal life

The athlete has a lot of tattoos. Tattoos on the arms, chest, neck, back and legs can be seen in most photos of Chris Anderson. He made his first tattoo at the age of eighteen as a gift to his mother Linda, whothere is also a tattoo from her motorsport days.

Chris' resident tattoo artist says the athlete has 65 percent of his body covered in tattoos. Among them is the Ink Not Mink tattoo in honor of PETA's anti-fur campaign.

In May 2012, US media reported on an investigation taking place at Anderson's home. He was held as a suspect in a crime against children, but soon his innocence was proven. In September 2013, detectives discovered that Anderson, along with Internet model Paris Dylan, had been framed by Canadian Shelly Carter. The incident illuminated the MTV channel and the ABC channel.

Facts from the life of an athlete

The height of basketball player Chris Anderson is 2 meters 8 centimeters and weighs 103 kilograms.

His team numbers: 11, 1, 12, 00, 7.

At the moment, the basketball player is 40 years old.

He is the champion of the National Basketball Association since 2013 (as part of the Miami Heat team).

Chris Anderson is one of the brightest basketball players in the National Basketball Association, America and the world. He is notable not only for his talent and long career for a professional player, but also for his tattoos, which cover most of the athlete's body, for his unusual image.