This man won Finals MVP in a series decided with a game in which he was outraged at his owner having thousands of balloons hanging in the rafters anticipating a win.
A road named after this man at his alma mater is the same road that is also partially "Don Knotts Boulevard." The captain of this man's team dubbed him "Tweety Bird" due to his high pitched voice. In reference to his rural background, he was called "Zeke from Cabin Creek" early in his career. This man won Finals MVP in a series decided with a game in which he was outraged at his owner having thousands of balloons hanging in the rafters anticipating a win. In another NBA Finals, he hit a 60-foot game-tying buzzer beater in Game 3 after racing past Walt (*) "Clyde" Frazier. This man, "Mr. Outside" to Elgin Baylor's "Mr. Inside," remains the only player to win the NBA Finals MVP from the losing team, after dropping the 1969 Finals to the Celtics. This player was the general manager who traded Vlade Divac for Kobe Bryant, and his silhouette is reportedly on the NBA logo. For 10 points, name this Los Angeles Lakers great who was general manager of the team from 1982 to 2002.
A road named after this man at his alma mater is the same road that is also partially "Don Knotts Boulevard."
Jerry West