FILE - In this Monday, April 13, 2009 file photo, Denver Nuggets forward Chris Andersen looks on against the Sacramento Kings in the fourth quarter of the Nuggets' 118-98 victory in a basketball game in Denver. Andersen, whose flamboyance on the floor that has earned him the nickname "Birdman," will be facing his former team, the New Orleans Hornets, in the opening round of the NBA Western Conference playoff series. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)