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Jerry West Responds to Adam Silver’s Comments on Warriors Signing Kevin Durant
- Updated: September 17, 2016
The rich got richer during the NBA offseason when the Golden State Warriors signed Kevin Durant, but Dubs executive Jerry West didn’t take kindly to those who questioned the fairness of the move.
In an interview with Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News on the TK Show (h/t Zach Harper of CBSSports.com), the Basketball Hall of Famer made it clear that it is every player’s prerogative to sign wherever he pleases:
It’s sour grapes. [The Los Angeles Lakers] signed Shaquille O’Neal and it wasn’t as big an uproar as this. Listen, the owners make the rules. They negotiate with the players. And for them to say something like that, to me it’s wrong on their part. The commissioner said something like that and I called him about it. I told him I didn’t think the comment was fair. It’s not fair to Kevin. It’s not fair to the Warriors. It’s not fair to any team going forward who will sign a free agent of this stature.
The players bargained for this. They have a chance to go play where they want to. I only wish I had that opportunity in my career and I’m sure a lot of other people …
