Miami Heat’s Chris ‘Birdman’ Andersen wants to be called ‘Birdzilla’
Since the day Miami Heat big man Chris Andersen took an NBA court back in 2001 for Denver Nuggets, he has been known as “Birdman.”
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Apparently, Andersen wants to make a change to his name and Godzilla has inspired him to do just that.
According to Steve Aschburner, who took a look at Andersen’s excellent game 2 performance, Andersen now wants to be called “Birdzilla.”
"And then there’s his impact on the scoreboard in the Eastern Conference championship round against Indiana that resumes with Game 3 Saturday night in Miami (8:30 ET, ESPN). In the series opener, Andersen missed only one of his seven shots and scored 14 points with four rebounds, two blocks and a steal. He was a plus-3 in plus/minus rating in a game the Heat lost by 11.In Game 2, Birdman – who allegedly prefers to be called “Birdzilla” lately – scored just three points but grabbed 12 rebounds. And in the 28:30 Andersen was on the court, Miami was 25 points better than Indiana."
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Andersen averaged 6.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game during the regular season and is putting up 6.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game during the postseason.
Andersen’s Heat will get back to work on Saturday night when they take on the Indiana Pacers in game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The game is set to tip-off at 8:30 pm EST and the game is on ESPN.