MRI on Birdman’s knee reveals no structural damage

Nov 18, 4:40 pm EST

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DENVER (AP)—The Denver Nuggets say Chris “Birdman” Andersen is day-to-day with moderate patellar tendinitis in his right knee.

Anderson has been sore, so he underwent an MRI on Wednesday in Denver, and Dr. Steve Traina said the test revealed no structural damage.

Also, guard Anthony Carter(notes) is listed as questionable for the Nuggets’ game Friday night against the Clippers in Los Angeles. He has sat out the last two games with a strained left hip.

Updated Nov 18, 4:40 pm EST
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  1. mitchel
    34. Posted by mitchel Sat Nov 21 1:01am EST

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    Ok you naysayers, Denver is a better team with Chris in the game. He is a defensive player no doubt. How can you say without his blocked shots and rebounding he is not even a good defensive player. What the hell you think defense is moron? Chris does know his role and he lives up to it you jelouse jerk. Again Denver is a better team with Anderson in the mix. Even more evident tonight don't you think? Go Chris, get better and make yourself proud.
  2. Mini Hulk
    33. Posted by Mini Hulk Thu Nov 19 1:06am EST

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    They should just send him home for a while. letting him play with a crap knee is only going to get worse and worse. Once he's completely better, he'll be back to his old self, with a little jump shot in the mix! :]
  3. Kevin H
    32. Posted by Kevin H Wed Nov 18 7:41pm EST

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    Why everytime someone disses a player their is always a @#$% idiot saying they're jealous because the player makes more money than them? What the hell does that have to do with anything? THey hate the person not his income
  4. Mirza K
    31. Posted by Mirza K Wed Nov 18 6:18pm EST

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    @#$% birdman and the nuggets lakers for life kobe and gasol
  5. Aris
    30. Posted by Aris Wed Nov 18 6:04pm EST

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    Wow! Here come the haters again... We're talking about his injury here and not his paycheck. Some stupid morons who are jealous of the money he's making per year are striking again. Get a life suckers! Go Birdman! Go Nuggets!

    By the way, Lakers won't repeat this year. I would either root for the Celtics (even if I don't like this team). It's either Celtics, Cavs, Nuggets, Magic this year.
  6. Crocket
    29. Posted by Crocket Wed Nov 18 5:44pm EST

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    Birdie birdie in the air ,,, drop ur turdie in fakers hair hoop to hoop they looked like poop go nuggets hurry back bird man
  7. <i>vondior</i>
    28. Posted by vondior Wed Nov 18 5:29pm EST

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    birdman will be blocking shots in no time. get well soon.
  8. sindy
    27. Posted by sindy Fri Oct 9 3:55pm EDT

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    Wow where do I start I love the Nuggets and haveing Chris Andersen is making us better and we reallly need someone to block all of Kobes shoots ha.
  9. Greg P
    26. Posted by Greg P Fri Jul 10 9:17am EDT

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    All I saw the birdman do was perch up in the paint and get dunked on by the Lakers. I guess he was LeBron before Jordan Crawford made Lebron a dunk tank.
  10. jordan w
    25. Posted by jordan w Thu Jul 9 8:58pm EDT

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    LAKERS are gonna stomp the nuggets hard next year, pretty sorry priority. LAKERS 09-10 CHAMPIONS!!!
  11. burton r
    24. Posted by burton r Thu Jul 9 4:51pm EDT

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    what happened to #23 ? Oh, just the powers that be nixing the comment
  12. Michael S
    23. Posted by Michael S Thu Jul 9 3:33pm EDT

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    Nice to see Anderson coming back; however, contrary to at least one post, the Nuggets are still one of the best teams in the West even without him. I still think they need one more big man (Channing Frye, maybe?) because the Birdman can be muscled. Still, gotta luv the energy this guy brings. The thing I like is he never gives up on a play, he'll chase seemingly uncontested layups & many times either block the shot or cause it to be missed.
  13. Gothica
    22. Posted by Gothica Thu Jul 9 1:27am EDT

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    #10 and #11: Two words: Greg Ostertag.
  14. Henry H
    21. Posted by Henry H Thu Jul 9 1:08am EDT

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    Major CONGRATULATIONS are in order for Andersen. And for quite a few reasons. As for the naysayers here, let's not forget his + - . Birdman injects a ton of intensity when he takes the court, drawing the notice of both the opposition and his teammates. I believe he is a major benefit to the Nuggets by most any objective measure of his overall impact.
  15. GMAC
    20. Posted by GMAC Thu Jul 9 12:07am EDT

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    yeahhhhhhhhh! its D BIRDMAN BABY! Wer going back Denver! Watch out LA its Denvertym! haha! :p
  16. blade
    19. Posted by blade Wed Jul 8 9:28pm EDT

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    Yeaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh birdzilla!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  17. thismanisafan
    18. Posted by thismanisafan Wed Jul 8 9:24pm EDT

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    # 17 joekolafa

    You have ripped off my friends and now your advertising on several yahoo
    sports blogs trying to rip people off here, you have been reported to yahoo !!
  18. littlemary
    17. Posted by littlemary Wed Jul 8 7:48pm EDT

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    Birdman is awesome..........great move Nuggets...........
  19. R2J
    16. Posted by R2J Wed Jul 8 4:48pm EDT

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    He works hard for that money and he deserve it. Without him during the playoff, The Chicken Denver Nugget won't get past the first round.
  20. HELLO
    15. Posted by HELLO Wed Jul 8 3:53pm EDT

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    Good move for all. All the haters are confusing. Always doubting and hating. Geez. Good luck Chris!! You got my support. I love the way you play. You make the game fun. Unlike soo many ego maniacs out there. Anway that is a bunch of cash so spend it wisely my man.
  21. slimmer
    14. Posted by slimmer Wed Jul 8 3:33pm EDT

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    a gimmic never hurts either
  22. Sam
    13. Posted by Sam Wed Jul 8 3:06pm EDT

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    not every guy on the floor has to be a scorer, he knows his role, he's worth the money for all the extra posessions he gets the nuggets on the offensive glass and providing that energy spark off the bench... also averaging that amount of blocks in that little amount of time is sick.
  23. Joseph R
    12. Posted by Joseph R Wed Jul 8 3:04pm EDT

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    A bad contract for the Nuggets, who will regret the length and the money shelled out to him, especially for a role player. They could have used a part of the mid level exception (and wouldn't have had to use the entire thing either), but instead signed him outright. Don't know how much sense that makes, especially in later years. Marketing wise, he's not that popular, how many jerseys of his are sold locally and nationally... not that much. And like someone else posted earlier, he can't play offense, and when he isn't trying for blocks, how good is his defense?
  24. <i>A Yahoo! User</i>
    11. Posted by A Yahoo! User Wed Jul 8 2:54pm EDT

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    Terrible deal for the Nuggets from a basketball standpoint. Unless he is willing to improve his non-existant offense, this is too much money. However it may be worth it from a marketing standpoint, as the Denver fans have really taken to him.
  25. Eric L
    10. Posted by Eric L Wed Jul 8 2:20pm EDT

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    over 5 mill per yr (on the avg) for a guy who had no real offensive game and isn't that great defensively (not talking about blocked shots or rebounding). Defensively as in one on one vs another PF or C......he's undersized bulk wise.
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