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Our reader Stacio again submitted a gem of a recommendation for our latest installment of the morphing series. After researching images, we found that the similarities Chris “Birdman” Anderson and Gary Busey share are indeed worthy of a morphing. Thanks Stacio, as soon as we have PTP t -shirts, we will make sure to ship you one!

The beauty of this morphing is that both “morphees” have a feel good story regarding their careers. Both Busey and Anderson are colorful, eclectic people who allow their emotions and feelings to be seen and heard. In Anderson’s case, sometimes even felt by a violent blocked shot.

A younger BUsey and Birdman look a lot alike!

Lets start with Gary Busey.

Actor Gary Busey has had a long, famed acting career spanning several decades.

After suffering head trauma during a motorcycle accident in 1988, it appeared that his career had been derailed.  He was not wearing a helmet, and suffered a fractured skull.

The result of this fractured skull caused long term affects that disabled certain mental “filters” causing Busey to speak and act out impulsively.

“Busey-isms” have been born as a result:

One cannot put a price on the entertainment Busey brings to the table. It makes me yearn for more people to reduce their personal filter threshold.

Chris “Birdman” Anderson has had a long and checkered past. The NBA expelled him for 2 years on January 25, 2006 for violating the leagues banned substance policy.

This was not your typical case of NBA player tests positive for marijuana. This was more like a Roy Tarpley type of hard drug abuse story.

To this day, Anderson will not tell anyone publicly what substances he was using.

Two years later, after putting his personal demons beside him, The Birdman was reinstated by the league. After being released by New Orleans, Anderson was quick to sign with the Denver Nuggets.

Birdman finished the 2008-09 season ranked 2^nd in the league in blocks with 2.42 a game. He did so in only 20.5 minutes per contest, which pretty much justifies his 5 year incentive based, back end deal he signed with the Nuggets this off season. He did a great job of turning both his life and career around.

Both of these guys overcame major obstacles in their careers. Both of these guys are outspoken, vivid personalities, and their performances can be considered a form of art.

On that note, we bring you NBA Lookalike Morphing #13: Chris “Birdman” Anderson vs. Gary Busey. Enjoy!

Just take a second to soak this one in!

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