Jun 29, 2022 · He eventually found a photo of one of Los Angeles Lakers’ iconic players - Jerry West! The photo checked all of the boxes for what he was looking for. It was a vertical photograph, it captured the grace and fluid movement he wanted the logo to embody, and it …

Jun 12, 2024 · 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...

Feb 25, 2021 · West has never been officially acknowledged as the logo, but everyone knows it’s him — and he doesn’t want to be the logo. Despite all this actually making a change is far, far more difficult...

Jun 12, 2024 · David Stern spent 30 years as the NBA's longest-serving commissioner, but he refused to admit the obvious: Lakers legend Jerry West was the inspiration for the logo.

Jun 12, 2024 · Yes, West is the NBA logo. While league has never officially revealed him as such, the designer, Alan Siegel, admitted he used a photo of West as the basis for the player silhouette...

Jun 17, 2024 · The NBA logo, featuring Jerry West’s iconic silhouette, stands as a testament to the sport’s rich history and the exceptional talent that has graced its courts. There have been pushes for various players to replace West as the logo.

Jun 12, 2024 · NBA great Jerry West died June 12, 2024, at age 86. Decades earlier, he inspired the league’s famous logo but grew to have complicated feelings about it.

Jun 12, 2024 · After decades of the league having avoided the issue, Commissioner Adam Silver said what most people knew all along: It is Jerry West in the league’s iconic logo. Jerry West was a 14-time...

Mar 10, 2024 · A photo of Jerry West was chosen by brand identity consultant Alan Siegel to form the silhouette in the now iconic NBA Logo. Launched in 1969, featuring a photo taken by Wen Roberts, of Jerry West playing for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Jun 12, 2024 · The NBA logo is one of the most iconic logos in major sports, widely considered to be the silhouette of the legendary Jerry West, who passed away at 86 on Wednesday morning, the Clippers...