The story between Jerry West and the Los Angeles Lakers has been a tragic one. After helping make the Lakers the franchise that it is today by drafting Kobe Bry

After working for the Lakers for 40 years, West's relationship with the team splintered beyond repair. "I almost wish," he told ESPN, "that I had never played or worked for them."

NBA legend Jerry West reportedly expressed regret over his time with the Los Angeles Lakers, wishing he never played or worked for the team.

On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will play their third preseason game when they face off against the Milwaukee Bucks. Earlier in the day, Shams Charania of ESPN reported that the team has an interest in adding a big man.

The first half of the Los Angeles Lakers’ preseason loss to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday offered an initial glimpse of Los Angeles’ rotation. The Lakers used 10 players with nine of them projected to be in the rotation when the season starts on Oct.

The Milwaukee Bucks played the Los Angeles Lakers in a preseason game Thursday, October 10, 2024 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The look, nicknamed "The California Destiny," is inspired by the Lakers reputation as a franchise that does more than win.

Late Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry West once expressed regret about the decades he spent as a player, coach and executives for the Los Angeles Lakers.

NBA legend Jerry West isn't on the best of terms with the Lakers franchise. In a recent story for ESPN, West opened up on the falling out with his former team and revealed that he'd almost prefer it if he were never associated with the 17x champions.