Sports Former Lakers star Jerry West reflects on loss of Kobe Bryant, Elgin Baylor in past two years January 26, 2022Cesar Brioso, USA TODAYComments Off on Former Lakers star Jerry West reflects on loss of Kobe Bryant, Elgin Baylor in past two years Jerry West, 83, reflects on the grief caused by the deaths of fellow Los Angeles Lakers icons Kobe Bryant and Elgin Baylor within the past two years.