Jerry West — one of the greatest Lakers of all time and the ... of West as the basis for the player silhouette featured in the red, white and blue logo. That's why West became known as "The ...

You can’t tell the story of the modern NBA without legendary Los Angeles Lakers player and ... recognizable nickname is “The Logo” because his iconic silhouette was literally the ...

Despite the Lakers’ loss, his extraordinary effort ... The Photo Behind the Logo The NBA logo’s silhouette is based on a ...

the Lakers won 54 regular-season games and locked in a first-round bye in the 1962 NBA Playoffs. West was also given the nickname “the Logo” in reference to the NBA logo his silhouette is ...

Jerry West is the player whose silhouette is depicted in the NBA's logo — although the league ... 70s for the Minneapolis and later Los Angeles Lakers. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Even if you weren ...

The logo depicts an all-white silhouette of a player in motion ... to West when he came across a Wen Roberts photograph of the Lakers superstar dribbling down the court, he said that’s not ...

Jerry West, the iconic Los Angeles Lakers guard who inspired the NBA’s silhouetted logo and later built one of basketball’s greatest dynasties, has died. He was 86 years old. The LA Clippers ...