Andrew Johnson Jr. (November 8, 1932 – August 30, 2002) was an American professional basketball player and coach.

He began his professional basketball career with the Harlem Globetrotters, then played in the NBA from 1958 to 1962 as a member of the Philadelphia Warriors and Chicago Packers.

[1] To Johnson's surprise, he was cut by Chicago before the 1962–63 season began, allegedly because he "didn't know the plays".

Johnson hoped to return to the NBA after a season with the Tapers, but such an opportunity never materialized.

The book was written by his son, Mark, who believed his father had been exploited throughout his athletic career on account of his ethnicity.