Slava Medvedenko
![Medvedenko standing two rows behind coach Phil Jackson at a White House ceremony following the Lakers' 2001 NBA Finals victory.](/Images/godic/202501/26/Shaq_at_the_white_house5509.jpg")
Stanislav "Slava" Medvedenko (Ukrainian:Станіслав "Слава" Медведенко, born April 4, 1979) is a Ukrainian former professional basketball player, who last played with the Atlanta Hawks and the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association. His position was power forward. He was born in Karapyshi, Kiev Oblast, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR