An All-EuroLeague Second Team member in 2010, he played with the Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets and New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and Olympiacos Piraeus of the Greek Basket League and EuroLeague.

[1] Childress attended Mayfair High School in nearby Lakewood, overlapping with MLB All-Star Justin Turner.

[2] In July 2008, Childress signed a three-year, $20 million contract with the Greek team Olympiacos Piraeus.

[7] On July 13, 2010, Childress' rights were acquired by Phoenix Suns in a trade that also sent a 2012 second-round draft pick to the Atlanta Hawks.

Childress only played for a little over 2 minutes (being subbed in at the end of the 4th quarter for Eric Gordon) and recorded only 1 rebound and 1 assist.

[17] On October 28, he was handed a one-game suspension and a $7,500 fine for unduly rough play and bringing the game into disrepute.

The charges were laid over his strike to Perth Wildcats' forward Jesse Wagstaff on October 24; Childress was ejected from the game following the incident.

[20] On January 28, 2015, Childress was ruled out for the rest of the season after scans revealed he required surgery for a torn pectoral muscle.

[27] On November 10, he was suspended for two games for demonstrating unsportsmanlike behaviour on the sidelines during the Kings' loss to the Adelaide 36ers three days prior.

Not playing in the game due to his hand injury, Childress verbally abused the referees in the tunnel of Titanium Security Arena following the conclusion of the match, further tarnishing his reputation in the NBL.

[32] Three days later, he made his debut for the Legends in a 115–113 loss to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, recording 17 points, seven rebounds and three blocks in 29 minutes off the bench.

[38] In 2000, Childress earned a silver medal as a member of the 2000 USA Basketball Men's Youth Development Festival West Team.

[39] After being waived by the Nets, Childress enrolled back in Stanford and graduated with a degree in sociology in August 2013.