Jerry West, a huge NBA and Los Angeles Lakers legend, and even the figure immortalized in the NBA logo, passed away this ...

West's contributions to the game of basketball resulted in multiple inductions to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and his silhouette is unmistakable in the NBA's iconic logo.

Hall of Fame NBA player and executive Jerry West -- who won eight NBA titles as a member of the front office for the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors -- died Wednesday, according to ...

As it turns out, while Jerry West and pretty much the rest of the fans know he is the famous logo man of the NBA. The league has refused to acknowledge Jerry West is the one represented.