Jerry West, a 3-time Hall of Fame selection and the NBA logo, dies at 86
The NBA legend and basis for the league's logo was the general manager of eight NBA championship teams with the Los Angeles Lakers and worked in the front offices of the Memphis Grizzlies, Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers. Jerry West, a three-time inductee to the Basketball Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 86. Known for his late-game exploits as a player, West also served as a member of the 1960 U.S. Olympic Team. His silhouette is considered the basis of the NBA logo. He was a 14-time All-Star, a 12-time NBA All-NBA selection, and was part of the 1972 Lakers team that won a championship. West was also general manager of eight NBA championship teams with the Los Angeles Lakers and worked in the front offices of the Memphis Grizzlies, the Golden State Warriors and the Clippers.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Clippers announced.
West, nicknamed “Mr. Clutch” for his late-game exploits as a player, went into the Hall of Fame as a player in 1980 and again as a member of the 1960 U.S. Olympic Team in 2010. He will be enshrined for a third time later this year as a contributor.
West was “the personification of basketball excellence and a friend to all who knew him,” the Clippers said in announcing his death. West’s wife, Karen, was by his side when he died, the Clippers said.
He was a 14-time All-Star, a 12-time All-NBA selection, part of the 1972 Lakers team that won a championship, an NBA Finals MVP as part of a losing team in 1969 and was selected as part of the NBA’s 75th anniversary team.
West was general manager of eight NBA championship teams with the Los Angeles Lakers, helping build the “Showtime” dynasty. He also worked in the front offices of the Memphis Grizzlies, the Golden State Warriors and the Clippers.
المواضيع: Basketball, In Memoriam, NBA