Andrei Kirilenko
Andrei Gennadyevich Kirilenko is a RussianAmerican former professional basketball player, currently the Commissioner of the Russian Basketball Federation. At age fifteen, Kirilenko began playing professional basketball in the Russian Basketball Super League. He spent three years with CSKA Moscow from 1998 to 2001, winning the Russian league MVP award in 2000.
Kirilenko is nicknamed AK47, in reference to both his initials, jersey number, and the AK47 rifle. Coincidentally, Kirilenko was born in the city of Izhevsk, in the former Soviet Union , where the weapon was first manufactured. In January 2011, he became an American citizen.
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