Trump honors NBA legend Jerry West with Medal of Freedom

[Right_in_Virginia]

Trump honors NBA legend Jerry West with Medal of Freedom
NY Post, Sep 5, 2019



President Trump on Thursday awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Los Angeles Lakers legend Jerry West during a ceremony in the Oval Office.

The president, in his welcoming remarks, touted his election victory in West’s native West Virginia as he praised the star hoopster as “one extraordinary American.”

“I swear my name is going to look like a misprint on this list,” West said, referring to other recipients of the medal, America’s highest civilian honor.

Trump added afterward that West was “a great man, great player and is going to be around for a long time.”

The 81-year-old jump-shooting genius can add the medal to an impressive collection of awards he’s been honored with for his career as an NBA Hall of Fame guard and championship-winning executive.


More:  https://nypost.com/2019/09/05/trump-honors-nba-legend-jerry-west-with-medal-of-freedom/

[OfTheCross]

Probably the greatest GM of the modern era along with his accolades as a player