As ESPN columnist and former Sports Illustrated's Rick Reilly wrote in SI's February 12, '96 issue, Magic suddenly pranked ...

The No. 44 patch on the Lakers jersey is in memory of West. West died on June 12, 2024, at 86 years old. Los Angeles decided ...

Jerry West began working with the LA Clippers in ... who had previously served as Bryant's agent, and Magic Johnson, who led the Lakers' 1980s Showtime teams. In June, West joined L.A.'s other ...

The Los Angeles Lakers are finally adapting to the modern NBA. Austin Reaves is the shining example of that development.

"He's just like Jerry Buss," West said. "Except he's a lot wealthier ... Lakers and cited Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, LeBron James and Phil Jackson. One month later, during ...

(AP) — Jerry West made history Sunday by becoming the ... as Lakers Hall of Famers such as Magic Johnson and James Worthy, and coach Pat Riley sat on stage close by at Symphony Hall.

IT WAS NEAR midnight on the evening of Feb. 27, 2020, and Jerry West was sitting in his car, parked outside his Bel-Air home. He was contemplating retirement. "Sometimes," West told ESPN, "I feel like ...