But for Jerry West, a man who measured his childhood in beatings and his career in defeats, it was intolerable. “Every night I went to bed I thought about it,” he wrote of that summer.

The clock was ticking, a crowd full of eyes on him, witnessing a split second moment of triumph or defeat. “Success or failure was in his hands,” West said of his childhood imagined-self while ...

Jerry West was not born a basketball legend—it was forged—and even when he had climbed to the sport's peak, it was not enough. He was the big man on campus while at WVU from 1956-60, but you ...

Jerry, who died Thursday at the age of 86, never stopped fighting. He overcame a tumultuous childhood in West Virginia — at age 12, he kept a loaded shotgun under his bed and threatened to use ...

Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a legendary career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died ...

Feb 2, 2019; Morgantown, WV, USA; Former West Virginia Mountaineers player Jerry West is honored at halftime at WVU Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports. The new ...

I am deeply saddened by the passing of my long-time friend and colleague, Jerry West. On behalf of the Chicago Bulls, I extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to Jerry’s wife Karen, his ...

All statements about West’s death came from the Los Angeles Clippers, where he spent the past seven years as an advisor. West wasn't 100% innocent, and the pettiness flowed in both directions.