He was there for a lot of the early, big moments in my career. I?specifically remember riding with Jerry in a Lexus to my first?workout. At the time, I was thinking, “Wow, I’m sitting next to the?Jerry West.” I asked him a ton of questions about moments and?games in his career. Honestly, I don’t know whether he was?intrigued or annoyed, but he answered them all.

I learned shortly thereafter that Jerry is one of those guys who?shoots it straight with people he respects. If he really cares about?you, he’s going to tell you things that you don’t want to hear. And?he always shot it straight with me.

It’s been a beautiful relationship.