In December of 2020, a man named Johnny Wilkes filed a lawsuit against the LA Clippers and Jerry West stating that he had a verbal deal with Jerry West to help acquire Kawhi Leonard for $2.5 million.

The late Jerry West admitted to being unable to understand what was happening to Kawhi and PG-13. Even The Logo was perplexed about injuries plaguing Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.

West concluded his answer by saying there's more to it, because of the tremendous burden an athlete places on their body each time they go out and compete, but according to him, Kawhi Leonard ...

A judge has denied ESPN’s bid to obtain access to trial exhibits from a man’s lawsuit in which he alleged the Los Angeles ...

Man who says he helped Clippers sign Kawhi Leonard loses $2.5M lawsuit Judge rules Johnny Wilkes failed to prove any enforceable contractual agreement with Jerry West or the team.

West spent the last seven years as a consultant for the team, helping recruit Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. The Hall of Fame player and executive died on June 12 at age 86. “He loved the draft.

While Chiney Ogwumike picked Dwyane Wade and Zach Lowe got Jerry West, Perkins selected the L.A. Clippers star as his bet on the other hand. "I'm going Kawhi Leonard," Perkins said.

Jerry West pulled off one of the biggest offseasons in NBA history in 2019 when he signed Kawhi Leonard as a free agent. West also acquired Paul George from the OKC Thunder for Shai Gilgeous ...

West became an adviser for the Clippers starting in 2017, helping to engineer the breakup of the team's "Lob City" core that led the way to the signing of Leonard and George.