Chris "Birdman" Andersen may look intimidating with his tattoos and his Mohawk (since shaved), and some criminals tried to use this image against him. Gruesome accusations were hurled toward Andersen and it seemed like his former team was affected.

Andersen was eventually vindicated, but he was already at Miami by then. There were rumors that the Denver Nuggets were too hasty to lose faith in him or did not want any negative publicity. From NBC Sports: "The Nuggets 'excused indefinitely' Andersen from his duties with the team until the issue is resolved."

Of course, Andersen was eventually cleared of any crime, and he knew it. SI.com had the clearest description of what transpired: "At some point during his tenure with the Nuggets, Andersen had a consensual sexual relationship with a woman from California. Though she had allegedly misrepresented her age to Andersen (she said she was 21), he appears to have broken no laws in Colorado, where the statutory age of consent is 17.

Concurrent with that, Andersen was the victim of cyber identity theft at the hands of a different woman in Canada. The identity thief was able to access Andersen's email, social media outlets, his phone, bank records, and even his video game console.

Posing as Andersen, the Canadian woman allegedly orchestrated the initial tryst between the player and the California woman. She then began communicating and corresponding with the woman from California. At one point, representing herself as Andersen, the imposter began making demands - some of them, sources say, sexually explicit - of the California woman."

The point here is that the woman allegedly chose Andersen who would fall prey to her advances and would easily be condemned in the public eye. What if it were Tim Duncan or Stephen Curry linked to such accusations? Would the Spurs suspend him? Would the city of Oakland turn its back on the new face of Bay Area basketball?

The Miami Heat organization, because they have so much flexibility brought about by having the Big Three, looked beyond the accusations and gave Andersen a chance. The same goes for Michael Beasley, a worn-out Greg Oden, a washed-up Rashard Lewis. They were rewarded with a title and now they are in the Finals again.