One Mountaineer great remembers another.
West Virginia and the basketball community lost a great one on Wednesday as the legendary Jerry West passed away at the age of 86.
West is one of the brightest minds the game of basketball has ever seen and he made his impact on so many throughout his life, including former WVU guard and current Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla. Prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Mazzulla was asked about his memories of Jerry West and he shared a couple of moments that he'll never forget.
"It's tough to lose him. Obviously, praying for Karen, Jonnie, and Ryan, and the rest of their family. My junior year in college I wasn't living up to anyone's standards and I got a call and it's Jerry. A lot of expletives, but essentially told me that I was an F up and was ruining an opportunity to be great at something and just let me have it for like 10-15 minutes. I thought it was one of the most impactful phone calls that I had really in my life.
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