Dr. Jerry Buss Introduces Jerry West and Pat Riley as the Coaches of the LA Lakers

The Lakers were off to a rough start during the 1981-82 campaign, so Dr. Jerry Buss decided to fire Paul Westhead and replace him with.... two head coaches?
This video will show the introductory press conference of Pat Riley as the Lakers Head Coach, while also introducing Jerry West as the head coach. Yes, a lot of confusion. An epic moment in Lakers history. At the end of the day, the "Lakers Big 3 Brass" of Dr. Buss/West/Riley turned out to be tremendously successful, and hiring Riley was the right move.

**The 2nd Season of "Winning Time" has been pretty good so far, and following the 5th episode, a lot of people have been wondering if that press conference debacle did happen. Here is the real footage!
Enjoy!