Tyson Chandler Biography

Fast Facts

• Founded a charity with his wife, Kimberly, to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005
• Was a member of the gold medal-winning Team USA basketball team at the 2012 London Olympics
• Was the first American NBA player to be named an ambassador for UNICEF
• Was a star player at Dominguez High School in Compton, Calif․, and was recruited by several universities, but ultimately decided to go straight in to the NBA Draft after graduation
• Was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers as the second overall pick of the 2001 NBA Draft
• Best known as a professional basketball player who plays center for the Dallas Mavericks
• In addition to the Dallas Mavericks, he has played for the Chicago Bulls, the New Orleans Hornets, the Charlotte Bobcats and the New York Knicks