{"id":484139,"date":"2024-06-12T12:23:18","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T16:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=484139"},"modified":"2024-06-12T12:24:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T16:24:02","slug":"jerry-west-who-inspired-nba-logo-dies-aged-86","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/jerry-west-who-inspired-nba-logo-dies-aged-86\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry West, who inspired NBA logo, dies aged 86"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jerry West, one of the most iconic figures in basketball history and the inspiration behind the legendary NBA logo, has passed away at the age of 86. The Los Angeles Clippers, where he was an executive, confirmed\u00a0 the news, noting he died peacefully with his wife Karen by his side.<\/p>\n<p>West&#8217;s influence on basketball spans over six decades, marked by his remarkable career both on and off the court. As a player, he was a 14-time NBA All-Star and led the <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/los-angeles-lakers\/\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> to nine NBA Finals, securing one championship. His legacy as a great performer earned him the nickname &#8220;Mr. Clutch,&#8221; and he remains the only player in NBA history to be named Finals MVP while playing for the losing team in 1969.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Logo.<\/p>\n<p>Rest in peace to the legendary Jerry West. \ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Od1xKTnAin\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Od1xKTnAin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Timeless Sports (@timelesssports_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timelesssports_\/status\/1800889029053063610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Selected as the second overall pick in the 1960 NBA Draft by the Minneapolis Lakers, who soon after relocated to Los Angeles, West quickly established himself as a prolific scorer and fierce competitor. He became the third player in NBA history to score 25,000 points and retired holding several postseason scoring records, including the highest average in a playoff series.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jerry West is a basketball icon.<\/p>\n<p>\u25fb\ufe0fNBA champ as player<br \/>\n\u25fb\ufe0fFinals MVP despite team losing<br \/>\n\u25fb\ufe0f14x All-Star (every year)<br \/>\n\u25fb\ufe0f9 Finals appearances<br \/>\n\u25fb\ufe0fHighest series PPG (46.3)<br \/>\n\u25fb\ufe0fScoring and assist title<br \/>\n\u25fb\ufe0f12x All-NBA<br \/>\n\u25fb\ufe0f5x All-Defense<br \/>\n\u25fb\ufe0f2x Exec of the Year<br \/>\n\u25fb\ufe0f8 rings as exec<br \/>\n\u25fb\ufe0fHelped build\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CyNK3A0wso\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/CyNK3A0wso<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1800898254839627941?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>NBA Commissioner Adam Silver praised West as a &#8220;basketball genius&#8221; and highlighted his contributions to the game: &#8220;He distinguished himself not only as an NBA champion and an all-star in all 14 of his playing seasons, but also as a consummate competitor who embraced the biggest moments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">RIP JERRY WEST aka Mr. Clutch aka The Logo!<\/p>\n<p>The only player to ever win NBA Finals MVP on a losing team. He&#8217;s also 1 of 7 players with scoring &amp; assist titles. Of those 7, he &amp; LeBron are the only ones to make an All-Defensive 1st team. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vNWzwc3QC0\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/vNWzwc3QC0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ballislife\/status\/1800889448131072067?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jerry West, one of the most iconic figures in basketball history and the inspiration behind the legendary NBA logo, has passed away at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":484140,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"tags":[22829,17837],"news_category":[16706,16715,14084],"gn_keywords":[22830,1067],"acf":{"announce":"He was a 14-time NBA All-Star and the only Finals MVP from a losing team","video":["video"]},"rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_robots":"","rank_math_canonical_url":"","rank_math_facebook_title":"","rank_math_facebook_description":"","rank_math_facebook_image":"","rank_math_twitter_title":"","rank_math_twitter_description":"","rank_math_twitter_image":"","rank_math_snippet_shortcode":"","rank_math_primary_category":"","rankmath_seo":{"focus_keyword":"","description":"","title":"","canonical_url":"","robots":"","facebook":{"title":"","description":"","image":""},"twitter":{"title":"","description":"","image":""}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/484139"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/137"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484139"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/484139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":484143,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/484139\/revisions\/484143"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/484140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=484139"},{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=484139"},{"taxonomy":"gn_keywords","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gn_keywords?post=484139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}