When the Big3 — rapper Ice Cube’s professional 3-on-3 league — rolled into Miami on Friday (Saturday in Manila), it brought with it some familiar faces.

Foremost among them, at least in the eyes of the fans at American Airlines Arena, was Chris “Birdman” Andersen. The fanfare for Andersen, who was an NBA Champion with the Heat in 2013, began even before he took the court.