Lakers to honor Jerry West with No. 44 band on uniform
The Lakers will honor the late Jerry West on opening night with a ceremony and all season with a band on the left shoulder of…
Magic Johnson skillfully rips Anthony Edwards: ‘Never won a championship’
Magic Johnson is a champion many times over.As such, the Lakers legend has no interest in the opinion of any player with a championship résumé…
Letters: Paying tribute to the life and career of Jerry West
When considering the combined history of collegiate, Olympic and professional basketball, the facts are undeniable: Jerry West is the most impactful individual of all time!…
Showtime Lakers remember Jerry West, who assembled the elite team
For Kurt Rambis, it all started in the most unthinkable way. The first time he spoke with Jerry West, the NBA legend tried recruiting Rambis…
Lakers legend Jerry West’s legacy sadly includes estrangement
The sadness was compounded by the strangeness. The announcement of the death of the greatest Laker was made by the Clippers. “Jerry West, the personification…
‘Eye for talent unmatched’: Magic shares memories of Jerry West
When Magic Johnson heard the news that friend Jerry West had died early Wednesday morning, he began to reminisce about their first lunch together at…
How Jerry West became the NBA logo and why he wasn’t happy about it
David Stern went to his grave without admitting that Jerry West was the inspiration for the NBA logo. West died Wednesday at 86 knowing with…
NBA stars mourn the loss of Jerry West, ‘a basketball genius’
LeBron James joined NBA teams and players saluting Jerry West, who became a star as a Lakers player and later transformed the league as an…
Jerry West dead: Lakers legend was architect of ‘Showtime’ era
Jerry West, the legendary Lakers player and later coach and general manager who took the team to stunning heights season after season but could never…
Inside UCLA diner where John Wooden, Jerry West forged history
Jerry West had always been a taut rope emotionally, the aftershock of growing up with a physically abusive father in a West Virginia home so…
Jerry West, Michael Cooper are finalists for Hall of Fame
INDIANAPOLIS — Clippers consultant and former Lakers general manager Jerry West and Lakers “Showtime” defensive stopper Michael Cooper were among the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of…