His Porsche Cayenne Turbo was totalled in the accident, and he missed that night's game and the next game due to back spasms.
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In his third year, Biedriņš got a lucky break when the Warriors decided to replace coach Mike Montgomery with ex-Dallas Mavericks coach Don Nelson, elected one of the NBA's "Greatest Coaches of All Time." Nelson needed just five games to bench the Warriors' center Adonal Foyle and give Biedriņš the starting spot at center, calling him "the best big man I've got."
In March 2008, The Sun News erroneously identified NBA player Andris Biedriņš as "whoever" on its Field Goal Percentage leaderboard in the sports section.
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