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Heat Check with Trysta Krick

Interview with Jerry West: Part 2

Heat Check with Trysta Krick

The 8 Side

Basketball, Sports

2.21.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

The Logo does NOT disappoint. He gives his opinion on everything from the greatest team in NBA history, how he’d construct a roster around Lebron James, and what he thought about his portrayal in the HBO series Winning Time. 

 

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:04.0

On this episode of the heat check, it's part two, part two of the logo interview with Jerry

0:18.5

fucking West.

0:21.3

And my goodness, the logo does not disappoint.

0:28.3

If you did not listen to part one, first of all, what are you doing with your life?

0:33.7

Second of all, just put the headphones in because the audio is a little not as clear as I am right now.

0:41.8

In this interview, Jerry West gives his opinion on everything from the greatest team in NBA history, which is an absolute shock.

0:51.4

How he would construct a roster around LeBron James from absolute scratch.

0:59.3

And what everyone wants to know, right? Every single person said you wouldn't, you couldn't,

1:05.2

you probably didn't. I ask him about winning time. Have to. Ask him about winning time.

1:11.9

If you think I wasn't going to ask about that, fam, I wait to the very last bit.

1:17.7

But we got there.

1:19.1

I'll repeat the caveat for the first interview.

1:21.8

Due to the nature of Summer League, not a ton of quiet places to sit down.

1:26.7

We ended up sitting inside of a Starbucks. One little

1:31.1

another aside. So we're at the Starbucks, right? And there's this guy in front of us. And we're waiting in line to get food.

1:38.9

I'm getting like an iced tea. He's getting his little muffin and his hot coffee. And the guy looks back at him, he's like, oh my God, Jerry West.

1:48.9

And he's like, yes.

1:50.6

And he goes, oh, my God, my whole life, I've worn 44, every single place I've gone and played.

1:58.7

You're my absolute idol.

2:00.1

Could you take a photo? Can we take a photo

2:02.2

together, blah, blah? So I take the photo of them. And he goes, the patron goes, can I buy you guys

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