NBA News Roundup: Jerry West calls out JJ Redick for his 'plumbers and firemen' comments, Skip Bayless thinks Draymond Green is scared of him and more | July 23, 2022
“In 3 to 4 years, you guys gonna be the best duo since Magic and Kareem” - Shaquille O'Neal says Jerry West had a tear in his eye when he signed his Lakers contract, says he didn’t tell his mom and dad
“I had to cut everything out, and that’s when my career really took off” - Shaquille O'Neal says Phil Jackson told him to cut out the entertainment side, believes joining Lakers was the "perfect decision"
“Probably my favorite player of all time was Michael Jordan... I love Michael like a brother" - Jerry West outrightly calls Michael Jordan his all-time favorite player
“It reminds when I used to cover baseball and some ball player would be really p***ed off at a reporter” - Jeff Pearlman says he finds Jerry West’s criticism of HBO’s ‘Winning Time’ surprising
Revisited: "This guy has done more spectacular things than any basketball player I've ever seen" - LA Lakers legend calls Michael Jordan the most skilled player ever
“How dare you Adam McKay do this to such a class act?… He’s still the logo” - Skip Bayless shocked by the portrayal of Jerry West in the series ‘Winning Time’
“You look at him, you say ‘oh my gosh, he’s too little’.… He’s gotten so clever that you just can’t guard him” - Jerry West praises 3 time NBA champion calls him an ‘extraordinary guard’
“Players don’t need controversy after they’ve proven themselves, and particularly someone like him” - Jerry West wonders if 12-time All-Star has any regrets about leaving the title-winning dynasty
“They belittled something good, if I have to, I will take this all the way to the Supreme Court” - Jerry West critical of the TV series ‘Winning Time’, says it portrays the Showtime Lakers like ‘cartoons’
"Next time I see him, Imma give him a little s**t about it" - Kevin Durant on passing NBA legend on all-time scoring list, likens him to "a Godfather" for the sport
“No one had the nerve to call me, but that’s how petty they are” - Jerry West reveals the LA Lakers revoked his season tickets promised by late Dr. Jerry Buss, says it’s too late for a reconciliation
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