Chris Andersen is a former American basketball player who has competed in multiple basketball leagues the Chinese professional basketball team, International Basketball Association, and the National Basketball Association. Anderson is renowned for vibrant colored tattoos and his first tattoo was gifted by his mother, an associate of The Bandidos Motorcycle Club.
Christopher Claus Anderson was born in Long Beach, California, on July 7, 1978. Claus was born in California but grew up in Iola, Texas. Cristopher was raised by his father, Claus Andersen, and his mother, Linda Holubec along with two siblings named Tamie Andersen and April Andersen. Chris was nicknamed, "Birdman" and he is popular with his nickname rather than his first name.
A former athlete who is now a retired man, Claus spent his 18 years playing basketball professionally. Chris had earned estimated career earnings of $33,154,955. Anderson hasn't revealed his exact net worth to the public, so Chris Andersen's estimated net worth is around $16 million. After the basketball, he just mysteriously slipped out from the eyes of the public and is seen sometimes as a spectator in the BIG3 League.
Chris Andersen's estimated net worth is 16 million. SOURCE: Instagram-@chrisbirdmanandersen Chris might have earned more, as his earnings are only recorded from 2001 to 2017. The former basketball player might share his net worth with his girlfriend, who also seems rich. He is the successor of the assets amassed by his parents along with his three siblings, so we can conclude that he is living a well-off retired life with his wife.
Birdman isn't married yet, he was involved in a relationship with a girl named, Quibble Newman but his drug addiction shattered their relationship. After a few years, the woman behind his success handed him a helping hand, she helped to build Chris's life back to stability, know more about that lady below.
Chris Andersen with his fan. SOURCE: Instagram-@chrisbirdmanandersen Claus is a privacy lover and so is his girlfriend, but their privacy was interrupted by a paparazzi who pictured them dating in June of 2013. According to the rumors, Andersen purposed to Tina Wiseman; due to the null online presence of Birdman, we can't yet say whether the couple married or broke up. The player hasn't announced that he is dating officially, but numerous pictures of him and his girlfriend are available on the internet.
The 44-year-old is living a life full of mysteries, his unpredictable and hustling nature is what keeps him alive and shining. When he got through the hard phase of life his sweetheart, Tina Wiseman helped him but after he stooped playing basketball his presence started to fade away from the public's mind.
Chris Andersen has covered 62% of his body with tattoos SOURCE: Instagram-@chrisbirdmanandersen No one is sure about where and what is the birdman doing, but rumors say that Andersen is alive and doing well. Some people have recognized him as Claus goes for spectating basketball matches. Even though the player has retired, it seems like Chris still craves that dopamine and adrenaline surge that he got for playing basketball.
The former player was admired and acknowledged by the legendary player, LeBron James, and James stated that he is one of his all-time favorite teammates. Birdman was serious when it came to basketball and knew his playing style better than anyone else, which helped him to remain in professional basketball for almost 2 decades. Andersen didn't care about scoring or rebounding, he just displayed pure basketball skill and outperformed his opponents.
Chris Andersen had issues with drug addiction. SOURCE: Instagram-@chrisbirdmanandersen Chris was a hustler, as he was raised in a poor family; Claus began hustling when he was in his early teens and it has been fruitful for him. Andersen's biggest mistake in his life was drug addiction, on January 25, 2006, he was disqualified from the NBA. In 2013, Birdman assisted The Miami Heat to win the 2013 NBA championship.
Even after retirement from the NBA, Birdman played for the BIG3 and helped the power club win the BIG3 championship in his first year and in his second season, he suffered from a knee injury and retired from basketball completely.
Chris Andersen's nickname was given to him by a former Denver Nuggets player, Kenny Satterfield. The player was versatile in whichever club he went to and had an eccentric personality that made spectators like him. During his time in the Chinese league, his stats weren't recorded so his total career statistics can't be calculated.
Chris Andersen's average time spent on the basketball court was 17.7 minutes per game. SOURCE: Instagram-@chrisbirdmanandersen Andersen has played for Denver, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Miami heat, Memphis Grizzlies, and Cleveland Cavaliers. Christopher's average points during his game were around 5.4 per game, his rebound per game was 5.0, and his assists per game were 0.5. The player had played 695 total games in NBA with an average of 17.7 minutes per game. Chris stands at 6 feet 10 inches and weighs around 245 pounds.
Chris is known for his vibrant tattoos and spike mohawk, but he knows has a sense of morality. When a model named Paris Dylan was catfished by Chris Andersen's fake, a catfish is a person who uses other people's identities to interact with people on online platforms. The 17-year-old was also flirting with athletes on social media and that's when Paris thought that she had managed to get attention from the NBA star, but sadly that wasn't the truth.
