Warriors Exec Jerry West Briefly Hospitalized
OAKLAND (CBS SF) – NBA legend and Golden State Warriors executive Jerry West was hospitalized briefly but was recovering at home.
According to TMZ, West fell at a Los Angeles area golf course on Tuesday and was taken to the hospital.
Warriors spokesman Raymond Ridder was in touch with West's wife and provided the update Wednesday morning, a day after West was taken to a Southern California hospital for observation and tests.
Warriors confirm TMZ report that Jerry West was hospitalized, got some testing and is "doing fine."
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West, who had an legendary on-court and front office career with the Los Angeles Lakers, joined the Golden State staff several years ago and has been the behind-the-scene architect of building the Warriors into one of the NBA's top teams.