Remembering Lorenzen Wright
Reports have surfaced confirming the death of former Hawk Lorenzen Wright at 34 years old. Wright had been missing for over a week. (Full Story at AJC.com)
Wright played for the Hawks for two stints, the first from 1999-2001 and more recently from 2006-08. His best season as a Hawk came in 2000-01 when he averaged 12.4 points and 7.5 rebounds. However, it was Lorenzen Wright the person, rather than the player, that has left the biggest impact on those who knew him. It seemed appropriate to provide this forum for fans to express their condolences and tell their fond memories about Lorenzen.
Please feel free to contribute your comments below as we all keep Lorenzen, his family and his friends in our thoughts and prayers.
We miss you Lorenzen. Such a tragedy. It hurts because of how good a guy he was. So humble and so appreciative of everything no matter how little playing time he had. That spoke volumes. May God be with his family/friends and especially his children.
We love you Lorenzen. Gone too soon.
So sad. My prayers go out to his family and friends.
You had alot of heartyou have my respect for you and your family and team mates
I remember hearing a story about Lorenzen helping a young kid who was living with his dead mother for several weeks and eating old pizza because he was scared to end up in a foster home. Lorenzen took him under his wing and assisted him with finding a home, took him to dinner, gave him courtside tickets to a Hawks game, and allowed him to meet all the Hawks players after the game with a signed ball. Stories like this just prove that Lorenzen had a big heart. R.I.P. Lorenzen. God bless!
Lorenzen Wright (LO) will be missed deeply. I remember the seasons he played for the Hawks, was such a great athlete and contributor to the squad. Not only that, he was a great personally aswell. Always upbeat. My thoughts and prayers will be with his family and friends during this tough time.
RIP
When a person passes away they leave us with memories. Memories whether good, bad, happy, or sad. Memories that can make us laugh, cry, etc.
Well when thinking of Lorenzen Wright the first memory that came to mind was the popcorn incident. When he repeated the phrase from Terrell Owens, “Get your popcorn ready.” I remember reading this in the ajc and laughing about it, especially when I saw the pictures of the pop corned vehicles.
It was indeed sad to learn of Lorenzen’s death at such a young age and in a tragic way. Peace, prayers, and blessings to his family and anyone else affected by his loss.
just to respect for lorenzen wright my number is going to be 34 the age he died at ill be praying for him and his family and and i think every person who played with him should attend to his funnarol
mostly one of his best freinds josh smith
This was a shocking moment for me because he left so soon. I remember when he played for the Hawks; not the first time he came the second time he came because I became a hawks fan in 2005. It seems like it was just yesterday when he pop corned Acie and Mario cars. But most of all he gave us laughs and he will be loved and missed forever.
I remember Lorenzen’s braids. They were cool. I cried when the Hawks traded him to the Kings.
Lorenzen used to come into the bank where I worked. He always went to me for assistance. Lorenzen was very genuine and easy going. I can remeber him making my manager crack up. It’s sad to see this happen to a great guy. You will be missed Lorenzen.
What I remember most about Lorenzen’s tenure here with the Hawks was the grit and tenacity he showed on the defensive end, whenever he was matched up with Shaq. My brother and I was talking the other day and we remember a game the Hawks had against the Lakers during Lorenzen’s first stint here. The Hawks (Jason Terry and company)snuck up and beat them. This was done, in large part, to Lorenzen staying down low and taking Shaq’s blows. He didn’t stop Shaq, but he didn’t cave into him. I’ll also remember him for his style of cloths. He made sure his look was intact. But most of all, I think about the stories I heard about him being a kind and generous player who truly had a desire to give. We’ll miss you ‘Ren.
love you big lorenzen`s R.I.P
I remember Lorenzen when he played for the grizzles and he was such a wonderful player. He will be truely missed by his fans,teammates,friends, and most all his family.Lorenzen I’m also going to be thinking about you ever minute of the day.We Love You, Lorenzen.
lorenzen u were one of the best big man that ever played in atlanta u will be missed
renzen just missed josh smith wedding yes josh smith got married to alexandria lopez congrats josh and r.i.p renzen
This sucks- Now I don’t have any stories about LWright, but I do remember how good of a player he was when he was in A-Town in the late 90s… He was a solid player. It’s a shame to see anybody that young die (this is almost as bad as when Jason Collier died back in 2005). Ya just hate to see that happen to anybody.