Jerry West through the years
Photos of Laker great Jerry West through the years by Andrew Bernstein
![Jerry West stands next to his Staples Center statue during the unveiling on Feb. 17, 2011.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/70cdc65/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1996+0+0/resize/1440x958!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe0%2F5c%2Fe121ee9a48fba71fcf63289e4ec2%2Fgettyimages-109248926.jpg)
Jerry West stands next to his Staples Center statue during its unveiling on Feb. 17, 2011. (Andrew D. Bernstein / NBAE via Getty Images)
![Jerry West talks with Clippers' Montrezl Harrell before a game against the Charlotte Hornets on Oct. 28 at Staples Center.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/58c2b42/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5568x3712+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2F62%2Febe0f1ea464cae156fb334d947be%2Fgettyimages-1178689301.jpg)
Jerry West talks with Clippers’ Montrezl Harrell before a game against the Charlotte Hornets on Oct. 28 at Staples Center. (Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
![Kobe Bryant talks with Jerry West on April 11, 2005, at Staples Center.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2e7fa1f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3008x2000+0+0/resize/1440x957!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F47%2F7e%2Fdd4124414ccbaff67ff0b5fbd48a%2Fgettyimages-52617223.jpg)
Kobe Bryant talks with Jerry West at a reunion of the 1985 championship team before the game between the Lakers and Phoenix Suns on April 11, 2005, at Staples Center. (Andrew D. Bernstein / NBAE via Getty Images)
![Jerry West, general manager of the Lakers, sits at his desk circa 1987 at the Forum.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/58793ed/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2380x3600+0+0/resize/635x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F55%2F15%2F206bb5924176b2562fc86d7fc87e%2Fgettyimages-588184854.jpg)
Jerry West, general manager of the Lakers, sits at his desk circa 1987 at the Forum. (Andrew D. Bernstein / NBAE via Getty Images)
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![Several former Lakers at a reunion of the 1985 championship team April 11, 2005, at Staples Center.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/71a6f2f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3008x1960+0+0/resize/1440x938!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3f%2F14%2Fe6fad3be451e8e3b03c113660b03%2Fgettyimages-52618179.jpg)
James Worthy, left, Larry Sprigs, Magic Johnson, Kurt Rambis, Byron Scott, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bob McAdoo, Michael Cooper, Chuck Nevitt, Ronnie Lestra, Mike McGee, Bill Bertka, Jamal Wilkes, Pat Riley, Jerry West, Gary Vitti and Mitch Kupchak gather for a reunion of the Lakers’ 1985 championship team April 11, 2005, at Staples Center. (Andrew D. Bernstein / NBAE via Getty Images)
![Shaquille O'Neal poses with Jerry West after signing with the Lakers on July 19, 1996, at the Forum.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/89b4b83/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3598x2398+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc2%2F7e%2F390d1245487ca182aa09b67247c5%2Fgettyimages-512496680.jpg)
Shaquille O’Neal poses with Jerry West after signing with the Lakers on July 19, 1996, at the Forum. (Andrew D. Bernstein / NBAE via Getty Images)
![Jerry West sits with Clippers owner Steve Balmer on March 27, 2018, at Staples Center.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d2c6374/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3820x2547+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F13%2F5f%2F884f493444c194e20f474e43282c%2Fgettyimages-940276842.jpg)
Jerry West sits with Clippers owner Steve Balmer during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks on March 27, 2018, at Staples Center. (Andrew D. Bernstein / NBAE via Getty Images)
![Jerry West speaks next to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson on Nov. 16, 2012, at Staples Center.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/829a256/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4256x2832+0+0/resize/1440x958!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F59%2Fd1%2Fd7ab4819430da1f7db8d68161af6%2Fgettyimages-156543354.jpg)
Jerry West speaks next to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson during a statue-unveiling ceremony for Abdul-Jabbar on Nov. 16, 2012, at Staples Center. (Andrew D. Bernstein / NBAE via Getty Images)
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![Jerry West and Clippers coach Doc Rivers speak during a news conference introducing West as a consultant for the team.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/74f1308/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1995+0+0/resize/1440x958!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F67%2F04%2Ff59ffa714d7c92cb86a813082112%2Fgettyimages-697963218.jpg)
Jerry West and Clippers coach Doc Rivers speak during a news conference introducing West as a consultant for the team. (Andrew D. Bernstein / NBAE via Getty Images)
![Jerry West speaks to Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak after the team clinched the 2008 Western Conference title.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2f18f40/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1996+0+0/resize/1440x958!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0f%2F29%2F9b4ee7bc4440b36d67773687f519%2Fgettyimages-81287077.jpg)
Former Lakers general manager Jerry West speaks to Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak after the team clinched the 2008 Western Conference title. (Andrew D. Bernstein / NBAE via Getty Images)