What was the NBA logo before Jerry West? The NBA logo evolved and changed in the years before Jerry inspired the current iteration. Basically, though, every prior version of the logo resembled the ...

The NBA logo, which features a faceless player dribbling a ball against a red and blue background, is well known to be the silhouette of one of the league's first icons: Jerry West—who died aged ...

Stern spent 30 years as the NBA’s longest-serving commissioner before handing ... of the logo, Alan Siegel, told The Times’ Jerry Crowe in 2010 that “It’s Jerry West,” Stern wouldn ...

The legendary NBA logo has long been linked to Jerry West and his silhouette. The jersey decal outlines a player dribbling a basketball with his left hand while closing in on the rim. Get Los ...

"If they would want to change it, I wish they would," West said. "In many ways, I wish they would." The NBA logos before Jerry West were all simple designs that saw the phrase "National Basketball ...

The NBA has never officially acknowledged that its classic red, white and blue logo was modeled after Jerry West, the Los Angeles ... Minneapolis to Los Angeles before the 1960-61 season.

That's the NBA's story and it's sticking to it. Unofficially, however, the logo is well known to be the silhouette of one of the league's first true icons: Jerry West, who died Wednesday at age 86.

Jerry West, about two years ago, was on a podcast talking about Bill Russell. He called Russell the greatest winner to ever play professional basketball. West, also on that podcast, then said this ...

No one knows for sure who the NBA logo is based on, but everyone knows it’s Jerry ... before pivoting to make Team USA into a juggernaut, had the worst view of the best of West.

Jerry West, whose silhouette was fashioned into the NBA logo and who made tremendous contributions ... history when he let one fly a few strides before midcourt as time expired in regulation ...

Jerry West — one of the greatest Lakers of all time and the only player to win NBA Finals MVP while playing for a losing team — died Wednesday at age 86. West enjoyed a Hall of Fame playing ...