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Jerry West, so iconic an NBA star that the league’s logo is based on a photograph of him – and many fans even call him "The Logo" – is ripping the Los Angeles Lakers, the team with which he is most associated.
West, 83, claims the team ended the lifetime season tickets that former team owner Dr. Jerry Buss, who died in 2013, granted him, according to a story published Tuesday in The Athletic.
The worst part, according to West: The Lakers didn’t even call West to say they were doing it.
"Sometimes you feel like you’re discarded, like a piece of trash," West said, according to the report.
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Instead, he claimed, his wife received a text about the canceled tickets on her cell phone.
West played as a guard for the Lakers from 1960 to 1974, helping them win an NBA title in 1972, having his number 44 retired, and being enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Jerry West #44 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on walking up court against the Milwaukee Bucks during an NBA basketball game circa 1972 at the Milwaukee Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Getty Images)
He also coached the team from 1976 to 1979, reaching the playoffs all three seasons, and later led six Lakers championship teams as general manager. He later worked as an executive for the Memphis Grizzlies, Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers.
But because of his long ties to the Lakers, losing the tickets was hurtful, West told The Athletic.
The NBA logo is based on a photograph of Hall of Fame player Jerry West.
"No one had the nerve to call me, but that’s how petty they are, OK?" he said. "And I love the Lakers, OK? I
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