"Jerry West is the real deal" - Spencer Haywood suggested young players to study the Lakers legend’s game originally appeared ...

Today, Jerry West is best known as "The Logo," as a picture of him from Sport magazine was the basis for the silhouette that has literally symbolized the NBA for the past 55 years.

Throughout his 14-year NBA career, Jerry West amassed an impressive array of individual accolades. He averaged 27 points and 6.7 assists in 932 games played from 1961 to 1974, scoring a total of ...

T he late basketball legend Jerry West made his mark in the sport twice — first as a player, then as an executive. He first proved his competency working in an NBA front office by helping the ...

Jerry West and the Lakers’ front office were estranged at the time of his death, adding more sadness to the announcement of his death on Wednesday.

Byron Scott and Jerry West shared a deep, unshakable bond professionally and personally. Scott viewed "The Logo" as a mentor and trusted confidant who helped him navigate tough decisions ...

Jerry West's run as a Warriors exec from 2011 through 2017 turned around the franchise. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 66°F. Monday, June 30th 2025 Today's e-Edition.

"Jerry West, the personification of basketball excellence and a friend to all who knew him, passed away peacefully this morning at the age of 86," according to a statement from the Clippers.

Jerry West won his only title as a player in 1972, with Wilt Chamberlain, center, and Elgin Baylor of the L.A. Lakers. (AP file) West meticulously planned the heist well in advance and many in the ...

Jerry West was driven, in the best and worst sense of that word, to strive, to chase perfection, to be hollowed out by defeat and only briefly salved by victory.

Jerry West once told me there are three types of people: floaters, flee-ers and fighters. Floaters drift through life taking things in, but seldom determining their own fate.

Jerry West was a 14-time All-Star for the Los Angeles Lakers. A statue of him outside Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles has the star guard in a similar pose to the one that inspired the N.B.A.’s logo.