If time heals all wounds, the Los Angeles Lakers did not get the memo — or else, they merely thought Jerry West had more time.
West, who died Tuesday at age 86, is so associated with the success of the Lakers teams of the 1960s, 1980s, and late 1990s, that a statue of West outside the Lakers’ home arena depicts him in a Lakers jersey
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The short answer: at the time of his death, West had been employed by the Clippers as an executive board member and consultant since 2017. He had not worked in any official capacity for the Lakers since 2000.
The long answer is more complicated.
The long answer is more complicated.
