Legendary Los Angeles Lakers player and executive Jerry West, who has passed away at the age of 86, was the inspiration for the NBA’s logo.

How Lakers star inspired league's iconic silhouette design Jacob Camenker Jerry West — one of the greatest Lakers of all time and the only player to win NBA Finals MVP while playing for a losing ...

How Jerry West’s silhouette came to be the NBA logo - West once called the logo ‘flattering’ but didn’t love all the ...

Jerry West was known as “The Logo” because his silhouette as a legendary Los Angeles Lakers guard is the basis of the NBA’s official insignia, but his greatest achievement as a Laker was two ...

Legendary Los Angeles Lakers player and executive Jerry West, who has passed away at the age of 86, was the inspiration for the NBA’s logo.

Legendary Los Angeles Lakers player and executive Jerry West, who has passed away at the age of 86, was the inspiration for the NBA’s logo. CNN values your feedback 1.

Legendary Los Angeles Lakers player and executive Jerry West, who has passed away at the age of 86, was the inspiration for the NBA’s logo.

Legendary Los Angeles Lakers player and executive Jerry West, who has passed away at the age of 86, was the inspiration for the NBA’s logo.

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — You can’t tell the story of the modern NBA without legendary Los Angeles Lakers player and executive Jerry West, who has passed away at the age of 86. If you’re ...