The Photo Behind the Logo The NBA logo’s silhouette is based on a photograph of Jerry West. The image, which featured West ...

The NBA has never officially acknowledged that its classic red, white and blue logo was modeled after Jerry West, the Los Angeles Lakers legend who died Wednesday at 86, but the man who designed ...

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. June 12, 2024 But he also se ...

Jerry West, the freakin' logo of the league ... He was one of the only living members of the 50 greatest players in NBA history not to come to Cleveland for the celebration during All-Star ...

Leading the charge for that era of Lakers basketball were Elgin Baylor and Jerry ... West, of course, is one of the most iconic figures in sports — his silhouette was used for the NBA logo ...

A game-used Jerry West jersey, photo-matched to four games during the Los Angeles Lakers' 1969-70 season, will sell at ...

Yet given a moment to reflect, Curry became emotional because along the way he passed the late Jerry West for 25th on the ... the inspiration behind the NBA logo. But he also served as a Warriors ...

He made 12 three-point shots, two shy of former teammate Klay Thompson’s single-game NBA ... West family. "So that is special. Just understanding what his career was, that’s The Logo, so ...