Tyler Hansborough has proven throughout these playoffs that he’s hard nosed, hard working, and gritty. That said, he hasn’t really been able to make a shot or keep from turning the ball over. But sometimes coaches like players who get under the skin of the opposing team. Hansborough has been doing that each and every game. Effectively.
Last night, he got under the skin of the normally calm and collected Chris ‘Birdman’ Andersen. Don’t let the tattoo’s and goofy personality fool you, Chris Andersen is a pretty cool cat and not one to fly off the handle too easily. So you know Hansborough was doing his job when this happened. Birdman was lucky he didn’t get tossed. Although further sanctions may be coming from the league. Keep an eye out before the shoving for Andersen knocking Hansborough to the floor: