West: “This game is gonna overtake all the other sports”

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 18: (L-R) NBA Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Jerry West and Bill Russell attend the NBA All-Star Game 2018 at Staples Center on February 18, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)

Jerry West speaks on the game of basketball and addresses his former teammate Elgin Baylor at the NBA Legends Brunch during the NBA All-Star Game.

“When I came to the city of Los Angeles, we were nobody. Last page of two newspapers. Had no writers, no coverage at all. And to see the way this game has changed and grown, and to see the strides that have been made for people who truly were able to contribute a different way is truly remarkable. 

“I want to say this. I don’t like to say things that are controversial at all. But this game is gonna overtake all the other sports.” 

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