The “Logo” goes to the Clippers

2017-06-15T13:47:46+00:00 2017-06-15T13:47:46+00:00.

Aris Barkas

15/Jun/17 13:47

Eurohoops.net

Jerry West, a Basketball Hall of Famer as a player and an executive, intends to leave his position as an adviser to the Golden State Warriors to take on a similar role with the Los Angeles Clippers.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

West told ESPN that he has not yet signed a contract with the Clippers, but he knew on Monday night, when the Warriors finished off the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, that it would be his final game with the team.

He called leaving the Warriors – who won their second NBA title in three years – “one of the saddest nights of my life,” because of the respect he has for the Golden State organization and the players he has worked with.

“I knew I was going to be leaving. I didn’t know what I was going to be leaving to,” West told ESPN. “Was this the end of me being productive? Every person is different in terms of their lives and how people age. I don’t feel old; I feel really competitive.

“Sometimes you need to be challenged. I’ve kind of been defiant my whole life, the way I was raised, and I think this is like the defiant streak in me. I don’t know.”

Sports Illustrated first reported that West, 79, was leaving the Warriors to join the Clippers.

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