Jerry West's silhouette etched forever in basketball history The basketball world is mourning the loss of 14-time NBA All-Star Jerry West, a player who inspired several nicknames including a nod ...

The basketball world is mourning the loss of 14-time NBA All-Star Jerry West, a player who inspired several nicknames including a nod to the league's logo By Julia Elbaba • Published June 12 ...

Jerry West, an iconic 1960s star guard for the Los Angeles Lakers who inspired the NBA logo, died Wednesday at age 86, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. West played for the Lakers from 1960 ...

Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a legendary career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died ...

It was a spectacular basketball life for The Logo, even if the NBA has never officially admitted that’s West, and even though West himself was to the end uncomfortable with the connection.

Players Vote on New NBA Logo Reporter Brandon ‘Scoop B’ Robinson posted a picture on Instagram and Twitter which displayed four designs for a potential Kobe Bryant NBA logo on Friday.

The silhouette within the logo has been branded as “Logowoman,” and the league plans to launch a social media campaign “to engage fans in celebrating WNBA athletes – past and present ...

The logo depicts an all-white silhouette of a player in motion, dribbling a basketball surrounded by red-and-blue color blocks. Siegel told the outlet that West was one of his favorite players.