>Jerry West is forever a basketball icon. He brought Lakers fans their first championship in Los Angeles in 1972 and was integral to another six titles during his time with us. Our thoughts are with the West family and the many NBA fans who honor his legacy. Jerry West will always be a Lakers legend.
I’m extremely disgusted by this statement, this man helped build this team into what it is today. Without Jerry West, there would be 6 less Championships in LA (1972, 2000-2002, 2009-10).
This feels like a rushed PR statement not a tribute to one of the most important figures in the franchise’s history. I understand there were some personal issues between Jeanie and Jerry but at least put some fucking heart and effort into a tribute.
I’ve defended Jeanie a lot but if this is the start of her eventually stepping down then I’m all for it.
Really disappointed, even if this is just an initial post. West is a Lakers legend, a league legend, a global icon. You don’t chat gpt a statement like this.
PhantomPain85
Embarrassing like our front office always is
bossman9218
Compare this to some of the Warriors’ and Clippers’ statements and posts … it’s paltry. I’ve been a bit peeved at how they’ve paid remembrance thus far. Maybe more to come, sure, but this feels as if they’ve still got some pettiness in their hearts over what transpired.
I can understand their hurt in the leaked voicemail where he called the organization a “shit show,” (we all know there is sadly plenty of truth in that btw) but between revoking his seats and now this muted celebration of one of the most important people to their franchise and sport itself, it’s all disappointing.
WestVirginiaFan15
It’s an absolute joke of a statement. They didn’t post this until 2 hours later and it’s 4 sentences long. Took Jeanie 8 hours to make her half assed personal statement
bigmacwood
Sending Jerry West off with what effectively amounts to a ChatGPT tweet?
Shameful.
Leolance2001
Lakers could have done way better. Pretty embarrassing how Jeannie leads the franchise. I thought Jim was bad, but damn….Maybe it’s time to pass the leadership to Dr. Buss young kids, they seem to be more in tune.
Bototoy87
Lakers ownership is an embarrassment!! You should show RESPECT to this man who brought relevance to this franchise. What a pathetic statement…
ngmathew1234
This is pathetic as hell for a man that means so much to this franchise. Jerry West is an iconic Laker as a player and executive and helped bring 7 championships. This is worst than the ticket fiasco.
CRT_SUNSET
I really thought they were taking so long because they had a substantial, meaningful statement coming. They should’ve had one drafted for a while now, too. Jerry West deserves more from this franchise.
Ashamed_Ad1839
If there was a perfect illustration of the state of the Lakers ownership /management, this backhanded passive bs sums it up. I mean Clippers and Warriors are giving him major flowers and he had a mere advisory tole. West is the Lakers. He built this shit. They did him dirty for 20 plus years, isn’t that enough? Whatever it is they have against him, the man is dead now. Such a bad look. I am over this nepo baby
MaryandMe1
hope kobe and Jerry west are having nice convos in heaven
outsidehere
Alright. I’ve seen enough. Sell the team. It’s over
_its_a_SWEATER_
Did somebody write this on the toilet?
AtticusWarbucks
This is absolutely shameful. You can legitimately argue about who the greatest Lakers player of all time is and where Jerry ranks among those players. What is NOT debatable (to me anyway) is that Jerry is the most important Laker of all time when you factor his time as a player, coach and executive and the statement you issue after his passing should reflect that.
Instead you get a 4 sentence response with the most generic praise imaginable. Compare that to the statements released by other teams that he worked for and this is a travesty. Or compare it to the statement that Pat Riley issued. That statement felt raw and real and really encapsulated his feelings and emotions towards West’s passing. We’ve had trades or player releases that were longer than the Lakers official statement. Just sad and shameful to everyone involved honestly. Jerry deserved better when he was alive and sure as hell deserves better than whatever that statement was.
stoop841
What the fuck
Ok_Potential905
What the absolute fuck was this statement.
K0CKULEES
Part of 7 chips for the org and they write him a paragraph…
bankster24
What a sad time to be a lakers fan, this franchise is a shell of itself
15-cent
They really said….
IMAROCKIT
I can see a Jerry West curse looming over this franchise moving forward.
Persianx6
This man MADE this franchise and that’s all they write?
Yommination
Lilhelipadboi
Sick of Jeanie. Save a buck, reneg on a promise your father made to one his best contributors. Put out bullshit statement upon death. Offer half hearted deal for best available coach on the market. Obfuscate organizational responsibility about the Rambi. Spit in Caruso’s face. Fumble on KCP. Fuck up the roster for identity crisis Westbrook on a whim. Laker prestige catching rust; sell the team.
illmatica
This annoys me to no end. Meanwhile look at the Clippers Twitter page posting multiple quotes from people that knew Jerry. We’ve literally become a joke franchise and it’s embarrassing. I wish Ballmer had bought the Lakers instead of the Clippers
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>Jerry West is forever a basketball icon. He brought Lakers fans their first championship in Los Angeles in 1972 and was integral to another six titles during his time with us. Our thoughts are with the West family and the many NBA fans who honor his legacy. Jerry West will always be a Lakers legend.
I’m extremely disgusted by this statement, this man helped build this team into what it is today. Without Jerry West, there would be 6 less Championships in LA (1972, 2000-2002, 2009-10).
This feels like a rushed PR statement not a tribute to one of the most important figures in the franchise’s history. I understand there were some personal issues between Jeanie and Jerry but at least put some fucking heart and effort into a tribute.
I’ve defended Jeanie a lot but if this is the start of her eventually stepping down then I’m all for it.
Edit:
[Clippers Statement](https://www.instagram.com/p/C8H0q3bJ5YP/)
[Warriors Statement](https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/joe-lacob-statement-on-the-passing-of-jerry-west-20240612)
[Grizzlies Statement](https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/nba/grizzlies/2024/06/12/jerry-west-memphis-grizzlies-mike-miller-james-posey-nba/74074536007/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20Grizzlies%20organization%20is%20saddened,a%20whole%20cannot%20be%20overstated)
This is some disgusting shit from Jeanie.
wtf is this cheap chatgpt garbage
slowly realized Lakers are a shadow of the past.
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Really disappointed, even if this is just an initial post. West is a Lakers legend, a league legend, a global icon. You don’t chat gpt a statement like this.
Embarrassing like our front office always is
Compare this to some of the Warriors’ and Clippers’ statements and posts … it’s paltry. I’ve been a bit peeved at how they’ve paid remembrance thus far. Maybe more to come, sure, but this feels as if they’ve still got some pettiness in their hearts over what transpired.
I can understand their hurt in the leaked voicemail where he called the organization a “shit show,” (we all know there is sadly plenty of truth in that btw) but between revoking his seats and now this muted celebration of one of the most important people to their franchise and sport itself, it’s all disappointing.
It’s an absolute joke of a statement. They didn’t post this until 2 hours later and it’s 4 sentences long. Took Jeanie 8 hours to make her half assed personal statement
Sending Jerry West off with what effectively amounts to a ChatGPT tweet?
Shameful.
Lakers could have done way better. Pretty embarrassing how Jeannie leads the franchise. I thought Jim was bad, but damn….Maybe it’s time to pass the leadership to Dr. Buss young kids, they seem to be more in tune.
Lakers ownership is an embarrassment!! You should show RESPECT to this man who brought relevance to this franchise. What a pathetic statement…
This is pathetic as hell for a man that means so much to this franchise. Jerry West is an iconic Laker as a player and executive and helped bring 7 championships. This is worst than the ticket fiasco.
I really thought they were taking so long because they had a substantial, meaningful statement coming. They should’ve had one drafted for a while now, too. Jerry West deserves more from this franchise.
If there was a perfect illustration of the state of the Lakers ownership /management, this backhanded passive bs sums it up. I mean Clippers and Warriors are giving him major flowers and he had a mere advisory tole. West is the Lakers. He built this shit. They did him dirty for 20 plus years, isn’t that enough? Whatever it is they have against him, the man is dead now. Such a bad look. I am over this nepo baby
hope kobe and Jerry west are having nice convos in heaven
Alright. I’ve seen enough. Sell the team. It’s over
Did somebody write this on the toilet?
This is absolutely shameful. You can legitimately argue about who the greatest Lakers player of all time is and where Jerry ranks among those players. What is NOT debatable (to me anyway) is that Jerry is the most important Laker of all time when you factor his time as a player, coach and executive and the statement you issue after his passing should reflect that.
Instead you get a 4 sentence response with the most generic praise imaginable. Compare that to the statements released by other teams that he worked for and this is a travesty. Or compare it to the statement that Pat Riley issued. That statement felt raw and real and really encapsulated his feelings and emotions towards West’s passing. We’ve had trades or player releases that were longer than the Lakers official statement. Just sad and shameful to everyone involved honestly. Jerry deserved better when he was alive and sure as hell deserves better than whatever that statement was.
What the fuck
What the absolute fuck was this statement.
Part of 7 chips for the org and they write him a paragraph…
What a sad time to be a lakers fan, this franchise is a shell of itself
They really said….
I can see a Jerry West curse looming over this franchise moving forward.
This man MADE this franchise and that’s all they write?
Sick of Jeanie. Save a buck, reneg on a promise your father made to one his best contributors. Put out bullshit statement upon death. Offer half hearted deal for best available coach on the market. Obfuscate organizational responsibility about the Rambi. Spit in Caruso’s face. Fumble on KCP. Fuck up the roster for identity crisis Westbrook on a whim. Laker prestige catching rust; sell the team.
This annoys me to no end. Meanwhile look at the Clippers Twitter page posting multiple quotes from people that knew Jerry. We’ve literally become a joke franchise and it’s embarrassing. I wish Ballmer had bought the Lakers instead of the Clippers
Jeanie Buss and this ownership are garbage
This is pathetic.