Andrew Lang (basketball)
Andrew Lang (born June 28 1966 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas) is a former professional basketball player in the NBA. After a nondescript four-year career at the University of Arkansas, Lang was selected by the Phoenix Suns as the 3rd pick in the 2nd round (28th overall) of the 1988 NBA draft. He quickly developed a reputation as a proficient shotblocker.
Lang was traded in 1993 (along with Jeff Hornacek and Tim Perry) to the Philadelphia 76ers for NBA All-Star forward Charles Barkley.
This journeyman center also played for the Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls, and New York Knicks before retiring in 2000. He finished his career averaging 6.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.5 blocked shots per game.
Lang is the 55th all time leading shotblocker in NBA history.
He is known infamously in New York for a 1997 incident at the Bradley Center involving Knicks star center Patrick Ewing. After a midair collision with Lang, Ewing fell on his wrist and was unable to play for the remainder of the regular season. Ewing never again regained his All Star form.
Lang is a Christian evangelist and is currently employed by the Atlanta Hawks as the team chaplain. Lang lives in Marietta, Georgia with his wife, Bronwyn, and two sons.