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I haven't yet typed the name Magic Johnson, who is arguably the GLE after leading the Lakers to five championships. Bryant never played in college, logging more NBA games to, yes, score more points. In 2010, the Los Angeles Times did a poll about GLE,...
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21:48 PST -- Jerry West readily admits that he hasn't had a major impact on the Warriors in his role as executive board member, but that might be about to change. "The Logo," a 14-time All-Star as a player and twice the league's Executive of the Year as...
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OAKLAND, CA - JANUARY 10: Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat speaks to former NBA player Jerry West before the Heat's game against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena on January 10, 2012 in Oakland, California. View Photo »
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always acted kind of above you and treated you as if you were subservient ... He was Lord of the Manor (and dressed the part in his tweedy, three-piece suits) and the rest of us were basically peons.
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Kobe eclipsed Shaq for fifth on the all-time scoring list last night, just over a week after passing Jerry West for the Lakers franchise points record, and will tie another mark in about the same amount of time when he makes a fourteenth consecutive...
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But the "Roundball of Regret" is a reminder that the Warriors have a history of letting young talent go for little or nothing, only to see those players thrive elsewhere. "I don't mean this as a criticism, but analyze the past five years," Warriors...
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No, bleeding team colours is the decider in any best-ever conversation. In that regard, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jerry West come out better than Kobe Bryant, a man who once spitefully suggested he’d rather “play on Pluto” than in L.A....
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Jerry West, center, a new member of the Golden State Warriors basketball club's Executive Board, greets others during an NBA basketball media day in Oakland, Calif. , Monday, Dec. 12, 2011. View Photo »
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Would Jerry West please report to my office.
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The Lakers made it official Thursday — Shaquille O'Neal will have his No. 34 jersey retired in a ceremony sometime during the 2012-13 season. Despite bad feelings between the team and O'Neal when he was traded to Miami in 2004, there was never a doubt...
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If the NBA altered its iconic logo right now, it would be a silhouette of Jerry West with, a crutch under one arm, a sling around the other, ice bags taped to both knees, ankles the size of cantelopes and a red light bulb on his nose, just like the...
About Jerry West
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Jerry Alan West (born May 28, 1938) is a retired American basketball player who played his entire professional career for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His nicknames included "Mr. Clutch" for his ability to make a shot in a clutch situation, and "Zeke from Cabin Creek" after the Cabin Creek river near his... Full Article
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Jerry West, center, a new member of the Golden State Warriors basketball club's Executive Board, greets others during an NBA basketball media day in Oakland, Calif. , Monday, Dec. 12, 2011.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 07: Jerry West (R) attends the 20th Anniversary Of The Magic Johnson Foundation Press Conference held at the Staples Center on November 7, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
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FILE - In this May 24, 2011 file photo, Jerry West, center, stands between Golden State Warriors owners Joe Lacob, left, and Peter Guber, right, before being introduced as a new member of the basketball club's executive board during a news conference in San Francisco. Lacob vowed to put...
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Los Angeles Lakers' team members, from left: Michael Cooper, Mike Dunleavy, Jerry West, Pat Riley, Mitch Kupchak, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, A.C. Green, Gary Vitti, Mychal Thompson, Dr. Jerry Buss, James Worthy and Bill Sharman pose for a photo with Johnson, sixth from left, during a ceremony...
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 20: A statue is displayed outside Staples Center for former Los Angeles player and general manager Jerry West on February 20, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
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PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - FEBRUARY 20: Tournament execuctive director and NBA legend Jerry West (L) and Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa talk during trophy ceremonies after the final round of the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club on February 20, 2011 in Pacific Palisades, California...
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PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - FEBRUARY 20: Tournament execuctive director and NBA legend Jerry West (L) and champion Aaron Baddeley of Australia talk during trophy ceremonies after the final round of the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club on February 20, 2011 in Pacific Palisades, California...
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Form Los Angeles Laker Jerry West, NBA commissioner David Stern, Miami Heat president Pat Riley, Lakers owner Jerry Buss and Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak look at the bronze statue of West during its unveiling ceremony outside Staples Center in Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011.
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Former Los Angeles Laker Jerry West, left, joined by his family members, looks at a bronze statue of West during its unveiling ceremony outside Staples Center in Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011.
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Former Laker Jerry West, center facing camera, hugs Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss as they are joined by former Lakers Elgin Baylor, left, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during the unveiling ceremony of a statue of West outside Staples Center in Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011.
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In this photo taken May 24, 2011, Jerry West smiles after being introduced as a new member of the Golden State Warriors basketball club's Executive Board, during a news conference in San Francisco. West says he has battled depression since childhood, when his father would beat the...
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Jerry West, center, a new member of the Golden State Warriors basketball club's Executive Board, greets others during an NBA basketball media day in Oakland, Calif. , Monday, Dec. 12, 2011.
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