Chris "The Bird Man" Anderson under went knee surgery for an injury he suffered during game 2 of the Nuggets first round playoff series against the Utah Jazz. Though injured Bird Man played all 6 games in the series and endured the pain.
Im sure we all know Bird Man did not look like himself at all during the playoffs. He was some what slower, less hyper, active and less "The Bird Man" in general. Im pretty sure most people thought it was because he didn't have his signature style of hair throughout every game that he was also known for and had "Normal Guy Hair" which was unusual for him and for the fans to see. The truth is he was this way due to the injury he suffered in his knee which took some of the flight from "The Bird Man".
The Nuggets lacked defense throughout the playoff series and that's where Bird Man's injury slowed him down the most in. For the season he was averaging 1.88 blocks per game but in the playoffs he was averaging 1.00 blocks per game. Since K-Mart wasn't himself due to injury the Nuggets needed more from the Bird Man on defense and offense which everyone one on the Nuggets squad lacked except Carmelo Anthony after game 1.
The Bird Man should and is expected to be back to full health by next season and be ready to go back to being The Bird Man we all know, love and need if we expect to get far next year.
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