Can you give an update on your talks with the Clippers and your future with the Warriors? Jerry West: I don’t have any update on that. I’ve got a decision to make. I don’t know what that decision is going to be. I don’t really want to talk about it.
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He does have permission to talk to other teams? Myers: Yeah. Jerry does what Jerry wants to do. Who are we to deny Jerry permission? (Smiles.) But did the Clippers officially request permission and you granted it? Myers: Yeah. It’s all above-board stuff. Like I said, we’ll deal with all of it when the season’s over. It’s not fair to talk about it–I don’t think he wants it to be discussed now, either, so I’m going to honor that…
West, who is under contract with the Warriors through July, was at the Clippers’ facility Tuesday and talked with owner Steve Ballmer and coach Doc Rivers about joining them. “I will tell you I had a very intriguing meeting with the Clippers,” West said. “Steve Ballmer is going to be a sensational owner. But I’m 79 years old and I know how much that I value the game of basketball. I know what it’s done for me and I’m still really competitive. I’m just not so sure that anywhere is a good fit for me.”
Jerry West, one of the NBA’s foremost executives, is “very intrigued” about joining forces with the Clippers, said two league executives who were not authorized to speak publicly about the ongoing talks. West, an executive board member with the Golden State Warriors who consults with the team’s basketball operations, would also be an advisor with the Clippers with a strong say as a consultant, the executives said.
West recently met with Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and Doc Rivers, the team’s coach and president of basketball operations, said the executives. The Clippers got permission from the Warriors to speak with West, one executive said. “But nothing is going to happen any time soon,” the executive said.
If West were to join the Clippers, there is a chance he would hire his son, Ryan West, who is the assistant director of scouting for the Lakers, in a front-office job with the Clippers, one executive said.
January 16, 2021 | 9:06 pm EST Update
Mark Medina: Kevin Durant on James Harden’s debut with the Nets: “You could see him try to figure out the best way to play early on. I thought we were all willing to pass and make everybody comfortable.”
Sean Cunningham: Marvin Bagley III is questionable for Kings tomorrow vs Pelicans with left wrist soreness.
January 16, 2021 | 8:51 pm EST Update
Kevin Durant on James Harden's debut: It was incredible
Alex Kennedy: Kevin Durant on James Harden’s Brooklyn Nets debut: “Man, it was incredible. You could see him trying to figure out the best way to play early on. Then, he just got into his mode and was being aggressive, trying to score. That opened up the game for the rest of us.”
Alex Schiffer: Durant: “I can’t wait until we have our full team together. It’s going to be tough for anyone to double us, especially out on the 3-point line.”
