President Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to famed basketball player Jerry West. West — nicknamed Mr. Clutch on the court — will be the sixth professional athlete to whom Trump has presented the medal, the highest civilian honor in the US.
Washington President Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to famed basketball player Jerry West in the Oval Office Thursday afternoon.
West -- also known on the court by the nickname Mr. Clutch -- will be the sixth professional athlete to whom Trump has presented the medal, the highest civilian honor in the US. "In the years that followed he was to become a legend and made plays that will be remembered forever. I know many of them," Trump said during the award ceremony."Today, the silhouette of Jerry West is displayed on every uniform, court and basketball in the league.
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