When Lakers legend Jerry West died Wednesday morning, it sadly was the Clippers and not the Lakers front office that delivered the news.
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 of basketball excellence and a friend to all who knew him, passed away peacefully this morning at the age of 86,” read the Wednesday morning release from the Clippers' communications department.
Then, after 15 years as a star Lakers player, he became this city’s first dynasty builder, nurturing the 'Showtime' era, then personally building the Shaquille O’Neal-Kobe Bryant era by signing Shaq and trading for Kobe. Tweeted Byron Scott: “It’s because of Jerry West that there was even 'Showtime.
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