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Jerry West, a 3-time Hall of Fame selection and the NBA logo, dies at 86
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Jerry West, a 3-time Hall of Fame selection and the NBA logo, dies at 86
![Harvey Georges FILE - Jerry West (44) of West Virgina University shoots a jump shot against George Washington University during a Southern Conference game in Washington, March 1, 1958. Others pictured include West Virginia's Lloyd Sharrar (31) and George Washington University's Gene Guarilia (54) and Howard McDonald (50). Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86.(AP Photo/Harvey Georges, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3f0a660cbe41460b87c444bdfd90eb86/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Jerry West (44) of West Virgina University shoots a jump shot against George Washington University during a Southern Conference game in Washington, March 1, 1958. Others pictured include West Virginia's Lloyd Sharrar (31) and George Washington University's Gene Guarilia (54) and Howard McDonald (50). Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86.(AP Photo/Harvey Georges, File)
![Alex Brandon FILE - Former NBA basketball player and general manager Jerry West smiles before President Donald Trump presents him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in Washington. 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 Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fb8a3ca23c6d4e748563dcaa29395c1b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Former NBA basketball player and general manager Jerry West smiles before President Donald Trump presents him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in Washington. 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 Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
![Uncredited FILE - Los Angeles Lakers coach Jerry West sits on the Lakers' bench in Los Angeles, Jan. 28, 1977. Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. (AP Photo/File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c02da50e960e4298830d6d302f9ead1f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Los Angeles Lakers coach Jerry West sits on the Lakers' bench in Los Angeles, Jan. 28, 1977. Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. (AP Photo/File)
![Damian Dovarganes FILE - Former Los Angeles Lakers and Basketball Hall of Fame member Jerry West holds the Larry O'Brien championship trophy after it arrived at Los Angeles International Airport, on a Southwest Airline, NBA-branded 737 named "Slam Dunk One,'' Monday, June 9, 2008, in Los Angeles. 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 Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fded79aeb4b74d18bbdcdb2d82f2d84f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Former Los Angeles Lakers and Basketball Hall of Fame member Jerry West holds the Larry O'Brien championship trophy after it arrived at Los Angeles International Airport, on a Southwest Airline, NBA-branded 737 named "Slam Dunk One,'' Monday, June 9, 2008, in Los Angeles. 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 Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
![Mark J. Terrill FILE - Jerry West speaks during a news conference to introduce him as an advisor to the Los Angeles Clippers, in Los Angeles, June 19, 2017. Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86.(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f33629314a37483eaaf60470cea0fea3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Jerry West speaks during a news conference to introduce him as an advisor to the Los Angeles Clippers, in Los Angeles, June 19, 2017. Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86.(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
![Anonymous FILE -FILE - Los Angeles Lakers Jerry West, right, passes the ball to Wilt Chamberlain Monday night, April 28, 1970, during a game with the New York Knickerbockers at New York's Madison Square Garden. Covering West are Knicks Willis Reed (19), left, and Walt Frazier (10), center. Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86.(AP Photo, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fe55d2cb0fd644c7ae720c55dbb3e1cf/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE -FILE - Los Angeles Lakers Jerry West, right, passes the ball to Wilt Chamberlain Monday night, April 28, 1970, during a game with the New York Knickerbockers at New York's Madison Square Garden. Covering West are Knicks Willis Reed (19), left, and Walt Frazier (10), center. Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86.(AP Photo, File)
![Chris Pizzello FILE - Former basketball players, from left, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jerry West and Bill Russell watch during the first half of an NBA All-Star basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, in Los Angeles. Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86.(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8469d65847774a67abbe388c95f291d3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Former basketball players, from left, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jerry West and Bill Russell watch during the first half of an NBA All-Star basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, in Los Angeles. Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86.(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
![Marty Lederhandler FILE - West Virginia basketball player Jerry West poses at New York's Madison Square Garden, March 26, 1960. 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 Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/445bbd166fe045faac3f307f56caa7fb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - West Virginia basketball player Jerry West poses at New York's Madison Square Garden, March 26, 1960. 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 Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
![Michael Conroy FILE - An NBA game ball featuring the signature of new NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is shown before a basketball game between the Indiana Pacers and the Brooklyn Nets in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b7bf04a46e3a4d07a1c6330a18e55b58/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - An NBA game ball featuring the signature of new NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is shown before a basketball game between the Indiana Pacers and the Brooklyn Nets in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
![Eric Risberg FILE - Jerry West smiles after being introduced as a new member of the Golden State Warriors basketball club's Executive Board, during a news conference in San Francisco, May 24, 2011. 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 Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b0fa39e83eb340b2bd4f8f422da0da29/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Jerry West smiles after being introduced as a new member of the Golden State Warriors basketball club's Executive Board, during a news conference in San Francisco, May 24, 2011. 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 Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
![Ashley Landis FILE - The NBA logo in shown on a basketball court in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. 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 Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86.(AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6316bdbe1875438b870235898102b648/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - The NBA logo in shown on a basketball court in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. 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 Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86.(AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool, File)
![Alex Brandon FILE - President Donald Trump, right, presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former NBA basketball player and general manager Jerry West, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in Washington. 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 Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1cd210d73a4a4f66b2f3883218e09755/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - President Donald Trump, right, presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former NBA basketball player and general manager Jerry West, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in Washington. 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 Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
![Kevork Djansezian FILE - Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant gives basketball great Jerry West a shoulder rub after the Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Western Conference basketball finals in Los Angeles, May 29, 2008. 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 Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/93f446b0e7c24ec6b270aec2b1ee56f2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant gives basketball great Jerry West a shoulder rub after the Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Western Conference basketball finals in Los Angeles, May 29, 2008. 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 Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
![Elise Amendola FILE - Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Jerry West, representing the 1960 USA Olympic Team, speaks during the enshrinement news conference at the Hall of Fame Museum in Springfield, Mass. Friday, Aug. 13, 2010. 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 Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86.(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7c267d0b49bc4cd3829cdc20c3d6d899/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Jerry West, representing the 1960 USA Olympic Team, speaks during the enshrinement news conference at the Hall of Fame Museum in Springfield, Mass. Friday, Aug. 13, 2010. 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 Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86.(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
![Damian Dovarganes FILE - Former Los Angeles Lakers and Basketball Hall of Fame member Jerry West holds the Larry O'Brien championship trophy after it arrived at Los Angeles International Airport, on a Southwest Airlines, NBA-branded 737 named "Slam Dunk One,'' Monday, June 9, 2008, in Los Angeles. Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Clippers announced.
He was 86. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/17b4704a84f0403caedf75bb1e7d7c6f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Former Los Angeles Lakers and Basketball Hall of Fame member Jerry West holds the Larry O'Brien championship trophy after it arrived at Los Angeles International Airport, on a Southwest Airlines, NBA-branded 737 named "Slam Dunk One,'' Monday, June 9, 2008, in Los Angeles. Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
![Haven Daley An image of Jerry West is displayed outside the Chase Center, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in San Francisco. West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive, and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning. He was 86. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bb228d0d3c89457485dc65bfa81f1bb0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
An image of Jerry West is displayed outside the Chase Center, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in San Francisco. West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive, and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning. He was 86. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)
![Richard Vogel A fan gestures next to a statue of Jerry West outside of the Crypto.com Arena Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Los Angeles. West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive, and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning. He was 86. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/22f77269940d4bd383ac5d4ebd9edc56/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A fan gestures next to a statue of Jerry West outside of the Crypto.com Arena Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Los Angeles. West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive, and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning. He was 86. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
![Uncredited FILE - West Virginia University basketball star Jerry West takes a practice shot in 1959. Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. (AP Photo/File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7afafc7ebc45424da6f4a293f4bd247f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - West Virginia University basketball star Jerry West takes a practice shot in 1959. Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. (AP Photo/File)
![Richard Vogel A statue of Jerry West is displayes outside of Crypto.com Arena Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Los Angeles. West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive, and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning. He was 86. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/24dd7dfe77894da0b2415912b21b3001/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A statue of Jerry West is displayes outside of Crypto.com Arena Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Los Angeles. West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive, and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning. He was 86. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)