Jerry West: ‘If I have to, I will take this all the way to the Supreme Court’

Jerry West sits on the bench before an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Phoenix Suns
Jerry West sits on the bench earlier than a sport between the Clippers and Phoenix Suns on Oct. 21, 2017, at Staples Middle.
(Jae C. Hong / Related Press)

Jerry West couldn’t assist himself.

The NBA legend lately spoke to former Instances sports activities editor Invoice Dwyre about “The Dream Whisperer,” a documentary movie concerning the unbelievable journey of West’s former Lakers teammate Dick Barnett.

However West additionally used the chance to make his first public touch upon his beef with HBO’s “Successful Time.”

West, 83, informed Dwyre he might be available for the premiere of “The Dream Whisperer” on Saturday at 7 p.m. on the Pan African Movie & Arts Pageant, in a theater complicated on the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.

In accordance with Dwyre, West added that it will likely be good to look at one thing correct and constructive.

That, in fact, is a reference to “Successful Time,” which dramatizes, and generally fictionalizes, parts of the Lakers’ Showtime period.

Final week, West expressed his unhappiness with the way in which he's portrayed within the collection via a letter to HBO from his lawyer, Louis R. Miller.

“You changed the true Jerry West — a consummate skilled — along with his polar reverse, then portrayed this mislead the general public as real,” the letter learn. “You thereby violated the legislation.”

The letter additionally mentioned: “To mitigate the hurt you might have induced, we request the issuance of a retraction of Successful Time’s false depiction of Jerry West no later than two weeks from the date of this letter. You additionally owe Mr. West an apology on your hurtful misrepresentation of his work and legacy, plus damages for the hurt you induced to his well-earned and stellar status.”

Though the letter appeared to counsel some authorized motion may happen if these calls for aren’t met, West apparently confirmed that to be his intention throughout his dialogue with Dwyre.

“The collection made us all [the Lakers] seem like cartoon characters,” West informed Dwyre. “They belittled one thing good. If I've to, I'll take this all the way in which to the Supreme Court docket.”

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