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Jerry West
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I’m fairly certain the the NBA finals series between the Lakers and the Knicks was the first that one that I ever watched.
I was a huge fan in the 70s and 80s and as ive gotten older my NBA fandom has wained.
I remember watching game 7 of the NBA finals when the Bullets beat the Super Sonics - I already knew who won had listened to the game on the radio, The TV broadcast was tape delayed....
I remember watching game 7 of the NBA finals when the Bullets beat the Super Sonics - I already knew who won had listened to the game on the radio, The TV broadcast was tape delayed....
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I used to be huge fan of both the NBA and college basketball. Huge. Now I don’t watch for a second. The prima donna behaviors of the modern player ruined the NBA for me and early entry into the pro’s and now NIL has ruined college ball.
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The man is the architect of one of the greatest runs of all time with showtime. Hell of a GM and lived a great life.
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By all accounts he was a very tormented soul. Very sad considering his professional successes as a player, a coach, and an executive.
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I've never heard he was tormented. He had a great career and never saw anything like that even when I lived out there.
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It has been well documented. From Wiki-
West was born into a poor household in Chelyan, West Virginia, on May 28, 1938.[7][8][9] He was the fifth of six children of Cecil Sue West, a housewife, and Howard Stewart West, a coal mine electrician.[10] West's father physically abused him, and West has stated that for a time he slept with a loaded shotgun under his bed out of fear that he might have to kill his father in self-defense.[11]
West was an outgoing and aggressive child in his youth. However, in 1951 his older brother, David, was killed in action in the Korean War, and the trauma turned West into a shy and introverted boy.[9][12] He was so small, frail, and weak that he needed many vitamin injections from his doctor and was kept apart from children's sports, to prevent him from getting seriously injured.
West was born into a poor household in Chelyan, West Virginia, on May 28, 1938.[7][8][9] He was the fifth of six children of Cecil Sue West, a housewife, and Howard Stewart West, a coal mine electrician.[10] West's father physically abused him, and West has stated that for a time he slept with a loaded shotgun under his bed out of fear that he might have to kill his father in self-defense.[11]
West was an outgoing and aggressive child in his youth. However, in 1951 his older brother, David, was killed in action in the Korean War, and the trauma turned West into a shy and introverted boy.[9][12] He was so small, frail, and weak that he needed many vitamin injections from his doctor and was kept apart from children's sports, to prevent him from getting seriously injured.
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Gotcha. So a rough childhood. Sucks but I guess I never really looked into that. Just knew he had a hell of a career and life afterwards
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