One that will never be forgotten is former All-Star and defensive wizard Andrei Kirilenko from Russia. Kirilenko spent ten ...

Andrei Kirilenko explains how he got his famous 'AK-47' nickname, connecting his name, jersey number, and Russian background.

Andrei Kirilenko joins several NBA athletes in sharing their surreal experience of seeing Michael Jordan in person for the ...

Utah Jazz fan favorite Andrei “AK-47” Kirilenko joined the Knuckleheads Podcast with Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles to ...

Andrei Kirilenko spoke in a recent interview with the Knuckleheads podcast about his now-iconic AK-47 nickname. He recalled that the Jazz signed John Amaechi, who took his preferred number 13 jersey.

Andrei Kirilenko spoke in a recent interview with the Knuckleheads podcast about his now-iconic AK-47 nickname. He recalled ...

Andrei Kirilenko, a former NBA star known for his time with the Utah Jazz, recently talked about how he got his famous nickname, AK-47. This nickname comes from his initials and jersey number ...

Andrei Kirilenko was surrounded by greatness the moment he arrived in the NBA, as he got to be teammates with Karl Malone and John Stockton on the Utah Jazz. It was quite the privilege and on a ...

While in Moscow, he found a pretty good resource: former Utah Jazz All-Star Andrei Kirilenko. "He said it's a very family-oriented community and everybody's super nice," Sergachev said. "They want to ...