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David Stern spent 30 years as the NBA's longest-serving commissioner, but he refused to admit the obvious: Lakers legend Jerry West was the inspiration for the logo.
Team competition. Jerry Alan West (May 28, 1938 – June 12, 2024) was an American basketball player and executive. He played professionally for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His nicknames included " the Logo ", in reference to his ...
The high-scoring Hall of Famer, whose silhouette is used for the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. Jerry West was the NBA logo: Here's the story and ...
The Lakers made nine trips to the NBA Finals during his career, but only won a single championship in 1972 against the New York Knicks. West’s Lakers were haunted by the Boston Celtics, who ...
Forever love Jerry! Rest in Paradise my guy!” the NBA’s all-time scoring leader wrote Wednesday. West is 25th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. He knew he was the model for the league’s logo — a player dribbling a ball, set against a red-and-blue background — but suggested in recent years that he wouldn’t mind if the league ...
Jerry West, the basketball star whose silhouette inspired the NBA’s logo, ... Jerry West was married twice: to college sweetheart Martha Jane Kane from 1960 to 1976, with whom he had three sons ...
Jerry West, the high-scoring Hall of Famer whose silhouette is used for the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, the NBA announced. He was 86. West left his mark on the NBA as a player, coach and ...
Jerry West, a 3-time Hall of Fame selection and the inspiration for the NBA logo, dies at 86. TIM REYNOLDS. June 12, 2024 at 6:01 PM. The NBA has never confirmed the worst-kept secret in ...