Jerry West: I thought Magic Johnson had a death sentence

[@colincowherdfs1556]

Folks cherish this legend. Because the day he leaves this Earth he will be greatly missed. I hope to have "the logo" Mr west to join us on the show later this year. Great work Graham on this interview!

[@NealBones]

Bruh Colins show is hot garbage and Jerry West wouldn't waste his time with someone as ignorant about basketball as Cowherd.

[@louisenri9849]

Colin Cowherd FS1 makes u wonder what Jeanie Buss’s vision of the Lakers is, if her her and Jerry West didn’t see eye to eye.

[@Bale4Bond]

If you weren't such a fake fucker he might bother to come on your show. He was gladly being interviewed by somebody authentic here. Props to Graham!

[@cassiusjoseph6655]

@@NealBones Well, this didn't age well

[@dimitries]

I thought Jerry west didn’t want to draft Magic

[@6Lilies6Phillies]

HBO killed it with the casting

[@BabySpit]

Really jerry west about to sue them

[@TheRealATema]

They really killed it with entire cast.

[@JoanneJaworski]

The power of Jerry's mindset, "We can do this and we will do this again" That mindset and determination is what creates amazing outcomes!

[@Pineemonkeys2ndchannel]

I remember an all star game (1969-70) I think, when Jerry dominated play (unintentionally) and won MVP of the game he nailed a 3/4 court length shot. A childhood memory of his greatness on the round ball court 🏀

[@nanook8721]

Yep! This old-timer saw that in real time as well! All butts came off the chairs in that game! I miss the old days of pro basketball.

[@bowsershark]

When magic had that famous news, I thought he would live a very short life like many others which shed tears for Johnson. I think magic and bird are remarkable in showing the world how people show respect each other and get along outside the heat of battle of a game.

[@roc2eazy]

I’ve been looking for this. Winning time had me searching for proofs. My algorithm is dope 🙏

[@terrelparris8642]

Jerry West is one of the greatest guards of all time. A humble sincere person. His basketball IQ is at genius status.

[@kylefisher1458]

he is 3 points off the highest ppg in nba history, i truly believe if he played with a 3 point line, he would be the leader in ppg all time

[@brzy1188]

You should try and get an interview with Magic that would be amazing. Will be tough as hes obviously very busy but if you could get it would be an amazing interview to have just now, ask him about his past and his vision for the future

[@qqqmyes4509]

Well spoken even if not extremely captivating

[@Tziumannu87]

Jerry West what a legend

[@varshneyabhay]

"him being so positive" LMAO idk if that was a pun by jerry...

[@JamesAllenJr]

r u F...ing kidding???? Why on God's green earth would you say that? If jerry said that as a pun, I must Kill myself.

[@shakelapree4132]

Jerry West has the most brilliant basketball mind in the game of basketball. When Jerry West speaks you listen. The man really knows his basketball. Believe it accept it it's reality not fantasy.

[@JmO-ee1bi]

Yeah you didn’t get it lol

[@stevenrondina9628]

@@JmO-ee1bi 🤣

[@mirandamiranda5830]

Good one

[@jamesbell9164]

Jerry West is right what he said about Magic Johnson 🎩 ✨️ 👏

[@davehowes5162]

I don't think us civilians can imagine how those losses to Celtics felt to the Lakers and particularly Jerry West.

[@BonnChnd]

That’s called a “first world” problem.

[@thehypequeeng7690]

@@BonnChnd haha your a problem too

[@BonnChnd]

@@thehypequeeng7690 thank you for assuming l live in a first world nation. I’ll take that.

[@thehypequeeng7690]

@@BonnChnd I’m sorry man I guess I have no idea too

[@solutionxero]

how does graham get these interviews

[@briankipchumba3410]

Coz he's a dope interviewer

[@JhustineProvido]

people respect him that's why

[@shassan95]

Gives them a ton of money

[@detnemt9571]

he is very persistent he called oj simpson like every day for 6 months to get an interview

[@archiveplug1819]

insane i dont think even magic truly believed he was gonna survive that back in 91 the way we treated him was so unfortunate

[@Slowhand871]

I always say Magic would be my #1pick . There are other players that are better just scoring but in my mind no one makes their whole team better. Granted he had an amazing team but that isn’t easy to manage either.

[@laffo1980]

Considering freddie mercury only died a year earlier than magics diagnosis means that medicine and awareness was coming along in leaps and bounds over aids. I think of magic and instead think of freddy being probly the unluckiest famous aids person

[@mrjonsey]

Geesh I always forget how tall and long he is. Usually you only see his top half during interviews but when you see how long his legs are it’s surprising.

[@willwogan4566]

He's 6'2" but looks massive

[@Dvm77452]

George Costanza 6'4"

[@trilljesse9237]

Larry Carter dumbass. Don’t say shit you don’t have a clue about

[@franklucas7891]

Will Wogan he would win in a fight jerry west or the mothafucka giving the interview?

[@full6330name]

@@Dvm77452 his basketball reference says he was 6'2 but I always though he was also 6'4

[@charlesking3384]

Magic Johnson is it a higher level of consciousness which is why he beat HIV before anyone else. He literally decided it wasn’t a death sentence and now it isn’t. Leaders are always more conscious than the “followers”..

[@marknan5352]

Saw showtime lakers with my dad in the mid eighties playing the sonics. Amazing.

[@lefty206]

They need to bring my Sonics back!

[@chrisunkown7674]

Jerry West is God in my eyes-Shaq

[@stonedbori840]

Chris Unkown he watched Kobe's tryout too. He has the BEST eye for talent. Wish he would come back from GSW.

[@kingarchnyc]

Can we ask Jerry to come back to replace magic as lakers exec?

[@arrjee9474]

kingwleung You can ask ... ... as many times as you want.

[@abdulahiabdi3118]

On the HBO show they make it seem jerry west hating magic Johnson he wanted someone else and him and jerry would fight about it

[@daveyboy_]

HBO seems to have this agenda of the ' old white out of touch owners'. The did itvon Ballers and they're trying to do it on this show. Doesn't work, everyone loved Jerry.

[@milesmayhem5440]

Jerry West is not only loved by the Lakers organization and their hardcore fan base, but by the NBA as well.

[@jlobiafra]

It was Sydney moncrief who they said Jerry wanted, who had a great career himself. Obviously no magic though

[@joseyeastwood]

We all have a death sentence we just don't know when.

[@nitro_001newman2]

There was a lot of bleeps Jerry said, and he threw something, when he found out the news that Magic tested positive for HIV, but that’s private. 😂🤣

[@natalieps2387]

Graham you get the most incredible guests. I can see why you ask great questions & actually let ur subjects give a long insightful answer w/o interrupting them. The interviewers today want to be the stars. A Howard stern claims so often he is the greatest interview is laughable. He interrupts & only asks questions that interest him or are projections about himself. I know joe Rogan is such a popular guy but he goes in very odd directions that have nothing to do with anything. For example he had on mike tyson & suddenly joe went on this wierd tangent about how justin bieber at that time got tons of p"ssy & went on & on to tyson about " imagine how crazy that must be for him.having girls just throw themselves at him. " random. Then tyson said sarcastically " poor justin. How awful to have tons of girls want you " it's amazing u get these incredible guests & they are just on ur yt channel right? I think thats incredible & ur not doing it at 20/20 or something. Major prospers to u ! Onto magic how incredible when jabar got hurt he played center & won a title like his rookie year. That's just amazing. To have a guy that can play all 5 positions & could score rebound & pass as good as bird. Bird probably could have played 4 positions. Pippen Is another guy that could play 3 or 4 positions except center bc he was not tall enough. I'm not sure if he is as tall as magic.

[@peasweet22]

What is your opinion of how Jerry West is being portrayed/characterized in “Winning Time?”

[@josemariandres4361]

Not sure if its a misrepresention or not..but it seems a far cry from what he is right now.

[@deonhacker962]

@@josemariandres4361 they have him so grumpy

[@bobbyhulll8737]

It’s a cartoon

[@full6330name]

Back than but even more today,Magic could trully play all 5 positions. I can think only of LeBron James in his prime who could do the same and play all 5 positons at an elite level.

[@rupertpupkin2660]

Jerry West from Winning time is my favorite Jerry West. Throw Magics ass right in the paint!

[@davidmcdonald8356]

Well we all have a death sentence I think what Mr Jerry West is saying Is that he thought Magic Johnson had an early death sentence

[@lk5388]

Well, back in the 80s hiv and aids research was at its infancy. Most people died within a decade. Magic was blessed with wealth and good health, so he was not as susceptible as most people who caught the bug. Fast forward to the late 90s they developed drugs that supress the virus and he will probably survive longer than most players from his era.

Magic got bone marrow transplants from HIV resistant Scandinavians. He is cured, the virus has no pathway to infect him. Anyone can be cured of AIDS. But bone marrow extraction is very painful and only 10% of Scandinavians are resistant

[@Samuelfish2k]

David MacD Bull fucking shit... HIV is hoax. There’s no way on earth it can cause aids. People die from the medication, which Magic Johnson never took which is why he’s still alive. Do your research.

[@davidbrown4655]

Jerry West quit because the Laker drafted Magic.

[@milesmayhem5440]

Wrong. West became a talent scout for three years and was promoted to Lakers general manager. A position he held for nearly twenty years. You need to understand that the HBO show you’re referencing is mixed with fiction. They even show a disclaimer at the end of each episode.

[@rapartist9309]

@@milesmayhem5440 he did quit being the head coach and actually was pissed they drafted magic

[@ozborn6381]

Jerry West quit as a coach because he felt he wasn’t the best man for the job. He literally fired himself because that’s how much he loved the Lakers. He wanted to help the franchise in the best way that he could which is why he was so hurt when Phil Jackson lobbied to have him less involved with the players as GM.

[@milesmayhem5440]

@@rapartist9309 yes,he quit being head coach and obviously got over them drafting Magic. Then went on to leave his imprint on the rest of the league. But you go ahead and try to marginalize him all you want.

[@larhondaodomph.d.4614]

He didn't quit in the HBO series.

[@ericphan2715]

Also Magic was a professional athlete meaning he was pretty much peak human condition. No drugs or alcohol so that probably helped a lot against his fight with AIDS.

[@michaelsimsplaya4199]

Eric Phan lol, you ain’t got a clue dude . Magic used to get high as a Georgia pine son . He loved his reefer ( as did most of the league back then )

[@oneadvocate9517]

HIV, not Aids

[@arrjee9474]

Eric Phan And it has bin said that was a hoax.

[@kleshayer3751]

@@arrjee9474 he actually partied and drank idk about smoking weed tho

[@artvandelay8090]

Further confirmation that Jerry West is the ultimate pessimist. It's amazing the Lakers did as well as they did with a "negative Nick" like him on the team.

[@cassandragarcia5548]

Did you listen to this interview Dumb F ?

[@MichaelColombo]

Strange that not once in this interview do they say "HIV" or "AIDS."

[@billgibbons6925]

The Kid from Cabin Creek!!!

[@davemcclure168]

the old sound bite is actually “Zeke from Cabin Creek”... more on West Virginia’s prodigal son: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_West

[@rickhenry2536]

Crazy that magic has had AIDS for decades.. and yet we loose Kobe before magic.

[@erickherrera4539]

He has HIV while Kobe died on impact from the crash

[@mirandamiranda5830]

Is this the same crazy gerri on the new HBO series?

[@a2132219114]

In France 🇫🇷 to call him magiic 😂😂😂

[@sportsareforwomen3428]

He had a magic Johnson

[@rebar33]

What makes west a good general manager is that he knows how to find people who mesh. Kurt Rambis had 100s of players better than him. Michael cooper was good, but not elite. The superstars are the easy parts. Of course you want lebron or KD. Magic just focused on the easy super star aspect so he failed.

[@JAWrightonline]

" Magic just focused on the easy super star aspect so he failed." Huh?

[@Nolibtards_allowed]

I hate when they talk about magics HIV thing.. it's a waste of time

[@richardalmaraz2533]

Does Mj represents the NBA? No look at the logo , the End

[@ronaldlaury5370]

Richard Almaraz Stop it,I like Mr West but him being the logo was wrong.Was a good player but the logo part is because he's white.Wilt, Russell,pistol Pete anyone of them would of been great

[@TheUltimateRage]

The Logo himself wants the logo to change.....

[@richardalmaraz2533]

Mr Clutch deserves the logo of the NBA much respect for him

[@TheUltimateRage]

Oh I agree; I would never deny greatness. However, I'm a Chicagoan so you know I have to respectfully disagree lolol (yes I'm biased AF but idc haha)

[@PorkFrog]

if you wanna talk about 'representing' the NBA, it's unquestionably West, as he appears to be less of an obsessive, vindictive, asshole than Jordan. Think about it-should a heavy gambler really represent ANY sport? Should Pete Rose be 'the logo' for MLB?

[@richardalmaraz2533]

That is the most ridiculous comment I ever heard !!!

[@joeldavis1040]

At the end of the day, we all have a death sentence. Jesus saves!

[@bobbyhulll8737]

And Esposito scores on the rebound

[@thebigtaz123]

Yo think jerry didn’t want him at first

[@timothyahn2006]

Is it true that he didn't want to sign Johnson to the Lakers coz of his height? Or he wanted to play him at PF at first?

[@saidufofanah2210]

Magic being a tall pg. I’m not sure but I saw it on the HBO show myself.

[@dipper5835]

@@saidufofanah2210 The show amps up their personality to make a more entertaining show, even says it in the outro and the actors says it. Events are true but the details are not completely true

[@Offsides09]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar doesn’t get enough credit for being an all time great?

[@berbuck]

working class hero, these are the people that should be running countries!

[@justdynee]

He played with Baylor, Chamberlain, Gail Goodrich, Hairston,

[@mariovanholle7775]

Saying loved is in the past tense i found that weird

[@TiltBrook]

Magic would’ve had more than 5 rings had he not retired early! Remember, in 1984 when he lost to Larry and the Celtics, he came back with a vengeance to defeat Boston and Bird in 1985! You KNOW that in 1992 he would’ve wanted to avenge his 1991 loss to Michael Jordan and the Bulls! AND YES… The Lakers could beat the Bulls! Remember, by the end of The 91 Finals, both James Worthy and Byron Scott were both out with injuries. Had it been reversed with Worthy and Scott healthy, but rather Pippen and Paxson injured, the Lakers would’ve won hands down! The 1992 Finals would’ve been…… (MAGIC VS MICHAEL II in ‘92)

[@jacobwatson1818]

Lakers were way better in the mid 80s. Worthy was in prime, Kareem still was dominant but starting to lose a step, deep bench. Early 90s Lakers had no chnace.

[@TiltBrook]

@@jacobwatson1818 not true. In The 91 Finals, the Lakers took game 1…IN Chicago! 2 of the 3 games at The Forum were close…one of them going to OT! This was all with a 100% healthy Chicago team. Lakers were injured. At the end of the day, the Lakers got to The Finals that year with that “limited bench!”

[@jacobwatson1818]

@@TiltBrook Lakers of course were a good team vs the bulls, but they were not mid 80's good. Also they lost 4-1, Bullseye only good better the next few years with experience and Lakers were getting older while bulls were entering their prime.

[@frankenviews4069]

Please, West didn't want to draft Magic. He wanted Sidney Moncrief. Norm Nixon was Jerry's point guard. It was Buss that wanted Magic, to sell tickets.

[@milesmayhem5440]

I watched the “Winning Time” on HBO too. But if you really pay attention, at the end it also states that the writers took some artistic license and embellished the actual story. Jerry West wouldn’t have stayed with the Lakers organization as long as he did if he was actually the villain that you think he is.

[@f430ferrari5]

@@milesmayhem5440 I never watched winning time but I grew up a big Laker and Magic fan. I’m past my mid 50’s. I have a couple of books about Magic Johnson. Most know about Magic’s book My Life. This came out after his HIV announcement. There was a paperback and it of course focused more on his early years. It is true Jerry West wanted Sidney Moncrief but a book can’t capture if he was really animated about it. It was never portrayed that way in the book of course. I do recall more just the logic and theme of that the Lakers already had a PG in Norm Nixon and West thought Moncrief played better defense. That was about it. As Magic blossomed I think West himself realized he made a mistake and Buss maybe over exaggerated “his” choice. Maybe West learned it’s not about finding all the right pieces by position in his young GM days but realizing just take the best player available or that has the intense work habits and can blossom into a super star aka Kobe Bryant despite having Eddie Jones. West was not perfect. Elden Campbell was talented but he didn’t have the best work ethic. West was never really given the credit he deserved in building championship teams. He should have been paid more.

[@jonathanbowen9003]

Jim Carey looks different

[@richardalmaraz2533]

Mr Clutch, the best guard by far in the NBA

[@theesotaricitalian6338]

what lol the best guard in the history of the nba is michael jordan, he is the 3rd best guard in laker history alone.... I do not understand this comment you do realize kobe is a shooting guard and Magic a Point Guard

[@JAWrightonline]

​@@theesotaricitalian6338 "(Jerry West) is the 3rd best guard in Laker history alone...." Naw. The All-Time Lakers backcourt is Magic and Jerry West. Jerry West never childishly quit in a Game 7 playoff game. Also, Magic nor West ever ran Kareem or Wilt--Hall of Fame Centers--off the team so they could selfishly be the No. 1 option on offense. Furthermore, West and Magic won playoff series without those Hall of Fame Centers--Kobe NEVER won a playoff series without Shaq or Pau Gasol.

[@stever1791]

@Greg Bailey AND YOU CORRECT = IT IS WILT CHAMBERLAIN AS THE GOAT

[@gregorydotson6776]

The reason why we all thought this , is because where not GOD ! only GOD is in control not us ! And if GOD want's to have mercy than he will. And if He doesn't have mercy than he won't ! GOD knows more than any of us will ever know. ! Because He has the Sovereign Right as the Creator of everything both visible and the invisible too ! Who can escape His Presence ? His eye's is on each and every one of us all at the same time.

[@frankbeaton4776]

You sir are dilusional.

[@neilellis728]

Gregory Dotson, your GOD person gotta be busy watching like over 7 billion people. Every minute of every day, since like time began!! Oh, Earth is 1 of hundreds of billions of other planets! He's got US tho, huh!!!!

[@teranmm]

Is the interviewer someone’s son? He is terrible

[@milesmayhem5440]

Are you someone’s son? You’re terrible too.

[@rycam418418]

Yeah graham is terrible. No idea how he is at this level..

[@roxjaw2895]

What makes him terrible?

[@teranmm]

@@roxjaw2895 his delivery

[@Slurpverson]

my first time being first

[@bert1913]

Is magic's boyfriend still alive?

[@nosmoke6556]

Lol shh

[@MrQuaex]

omg im 3st

[@xgnofearzthe10thgenlegend82]

Lol 3rd.....

[@deadprecedents1]

Magic. Never. Had. HIV.

[@co6429]

deadprecedents1 he does, stop wallowing in your own ignorance.

[@erickherrera4539]

He does he just takes his medicine

[@ElRojasP]

Wait is he talking about his aids?

[@BrentHarmon]

HIV

[@zenica12]

5th

[@RecoveringGenius]

Interviewer has got to be somebody's son or cousin. Guy's talentless.

[@Slipknot5301]

he's one of the best interviewers in the business, hence why he gets many of the biggest names in sports and entertainment on his show. you're just a fuckin moron

[@guwapzz4400]

2nd

[@TheUrbanZone]

Sixth

[@themerchantcopy]

fourteenth