Former New Orleans Hornets forward Chris Andersen, kicked out of the NBA for violating the league's drug policy, attended his grievance hearing Friday.

Union attorney Jeffrey Kessler said both parties agreed at the hearing to file briefs in the next two weeks. A decision was expected shortly thereafter.

Andersen was dismissed and disqualified from the league in late January. He is not eligible to apply for reinstatement for two years.

According to the league's collective bargaining agreement, a player can only be disqualified for a fourth positive test for performance-enhancing drugs, or a first positive test for "drugs of abuse."

The drugs on that list are amphetamine and its analogs, which include methamphetamine; cocaine; LSD; opiates, including heroin, codeine and morphine; and PCP.

Andersen has not previously been suspended for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.