Tue 1/22/13 8:34 AM

Chris Andersen said that he's in "75 percent" basketball shape and anticipates being 100 percent shortly. "My old lady's mom, she cooks some really good fried rice so that helped keep the weight down a lot," Andersen said. "I think that was a big key to trying to stay trim and get ready to play basketball." It's great to have Birdman back in the league for quotes exactly like this, and he could make his debut as soon as Wednesday.