On Tuesday, it was revealed that former NBA guard Kenny Anderson was sadly hospitalized on Saturday after suffering a stroke. Anderson's wife, Natasha, has since made a statement, via Ian Begley of ESPN.com:

“We would like to thank everyone for reaching out on behalf of Kenny. Our family is extremely grateful for all the prayers and love that we have received over the last few days. We appreciate you continuing to respect our privacy as Kenny heals.”

Anderson played 14 seasons in the NBA, last appearing with the LA Clippers during the 2004-05 campaign.

The 48-year-old, who played his collegiate basketball at Georgia Tech and is now a head coach at Fisk University, was originally selected by the New Jersey Nets with the second overall pick of the 1991 NBA Draft.

By his third year in the league, the point guard was an All-Star after averaging 18.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 9.6 assists and 1.9 steals over 38.2 minutes per game while shooting 41.7 percent from the floor, 30.3 percent from 3-point range and 81.8 percent from the free-throw line.

After spending the first four-and-a-half years of his career with the Nets, Anderson was traded to the Charlotte Hornets midway through the 1995-96 campaign, where he only played a half of a season before joining the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Queens, N.Y. native then spent a year-and-a-half with the Blazers prior to getting dealt to the Boston Celtics, where he ended up spending four-and-a-half seasons.

He then bounced around the league over the final three years of his career, playing for the Seattle Supersonics, New Orleans Hornets, Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks and the Clippers.

Anderson owns career averages of 12.6 points and 6.1 assists per game.