7, 1978) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association . Nicknamed "Birdman", the 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), 228 lb (103 kg; 16.3 st) center / power forward received a two year ban from the NBA in 2006 for violating the league's drug policy, but was reinstated on March 4, 2008,