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Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry West recently discussed the rift between himself and Los Angeles Lakers management, noting the manner in which it revoked his lifetime season tickets last season was a breaking point.
“It was a cold phone text to my wife,” West told Sam Amick of The Athletic. “No one had the nerve to call me, but that’s how petty they are, OK? And I love the Lakers, OK? I love to see them do well. It’s great for basketball. I’m proud of everything that happened when I was there. I’m proud of everything that happened when I wasn’t there—the positives.
“But sometimes you feel like you’re discarded, like a piece of trash. And there’s a couple of people over there—not Jeanie—but there’s a couple of people over there that, uh … I don’t get it. I don’t. … I always had a great relationship with Jeanie—at least I thought I did. I don’t know where it is now.”
West said the season tickets for him and his wife Karen were promised to him by late Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss, and the team did not give a reason for backing out on its commitment.
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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