WSA is pleased and honored to announce that the 2008 recipient of the Roy Firestone Award is former Los Angeles Laker and NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West, arguably the greatest shooting guard in NBA history, as well as the man generally regarded as the best NBA general manager in recent decades for his development of the "Showtime" and "Shaq-Kobe" Laker championship teams. Jerry West's legend as a player is also memorialized through "The Logo", as the NBA chose his silhouette to be the league's corporate logo. A man of few words and incredible competitive intensity, Jerry West is known for being a very private person and sitting for very few media interviews, which will make Roy Firestone's "Up Close" interview the night of the event a must-see. We hope you will be able to join us at our event this year for this once in a lifetime opportunity to meet one of NBA’s greatest legends.