- Target:
- Los Angeles, Ca.
- Region:
- United States of America
For fans of the NBA in general and specifically fans of the Los Angeles Lakers, it's been devastating to watch the Lakers sink to the bottom of the Western Conference year after year after year. Realistically, we knew it would be a tough journey for the Lakers after the NBA vetoed the Chris Paul trade back in 2011 but it's now 2019 and the Lakers are still languishing! No one expected this.
This year was a promising year, having Lebron James in the purple and gold gave much needed optimism for Laker fans everywhere but Magic Johnson made a critical error as President of Basketball Operations- He refused to let Jerry West come back to the Lakers!
Jerry West is arguably the best General Manager in the entire league for over the past 20 plus years! Everywhere he goes he improves the teams he works for. Jerry West knows how to build Championship teams with a proven track record yet Magic Johnson refused his services and instead went with Rob Pelinka which resulted in Magic quitting and stepping down after another horrendous season.
As a result, this petition has been created to inspire, compel, and flat out pressure Jeanie Buss to step up and pry Jerry West away from the Los Angeles Clippers and bring him home to where his true loyalties lye. Bring Jerry West back to the team he played for, won a Championship, and became the LOGO of the NBA!
Do this, and it's just about guaranteed the Lakers will finally be headed in the right direction instead of floating around in despair like a ship with no rutter.
We, the undersigned, and fans of the Los Angeles Lakers who bleed purple and gold call on Jeanie Buss, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, to make it a priority for the Los Angeles Lakers organization and to the Laker Nation to pry Jerry West from the Los Angeles Clippers and hire him as President of Basketball Operations, a wrong that should've been corrected years ago.
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