The NBA logo’s complicated history with Jerry West, explained ...
Feb 25, 2021 · The NBA logo is one of the most identifiable images in sports, but there’s been a recent movement to change it. A growing, vocal crowd want the league’s silhouette of Jerry West replaced with...
How Jerry West became the NBA's logo, and why the league …
Jun 12, 2024 · 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. In 1969, the NBA hired a brand consultant...
Does Jerry West Get Royalties For Being the NBA Logo? - Mental Floss
Apr 27, 2022 · The silhouette on the NBA logo—a player dribbling and swiveling between a red and blue background—is Lakers legend Jerry West. But how does he benefit, if at all?
How Jerry West became the NBA’s logo - MSN
The NBA has never officially acknowledged that its classic red, white and blue logo was modeled after Jerry West, the Los Angeles Lakers legend who died Wednesday at 86, but the man who...
Jerry West was the inspiration for the NBA logo, but he was …
Jun 12, 2024 · Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a legendary career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died...
The wacky story of how Jerry West became the NBA logo
Jun 12, 2024 · He was an All Star in all 14 seasons (amazing!) and got votes for MVP in 10 of them. (West finished 2nd in MVP voting FOUR times.) But, honestly none of that is what West is best known for in the broader culture. It’s this: That’s the official NBA logo. And the …
How Jerry West became associated with the iconic NBA logo - NBC New York
Jun 12, 2024 · NBA legend Jerry West's silhouette has long been linked as the inspiration for the NBA logo. Why was he chosen and who created it? Here's what you should know.
How Lakers guard Jerry West’s silhouette inspired the NBA logo | CNN
Jun 12, 2024 · If you’re unfamiliar with West’s influence on the NBA landscape, consider this – West’s most recognizable nickname is “The Logo” because his iconic silhouette was literally the inspiration for...
How Jerry West became the NBA logo — and why David Stern never ... - MSN
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.
Jerry West, whose silhouette remains on NBA logo, details why …
Jun 12, 2024 · Jerry West, whose silhouette still serves as the NBA's iconic logo, once detailed why he “wished” the league would change it.
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