The American basketball player, whose silhouette was used to create the NBA logo, died at the age of 86 on Wednesday, announced the Los Angeles Clippers, a club where he was a consultant.
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Iconic player of the Los Angeles Lakers from 1960 to 1974, American basketball player Jerry West died at the age of 86, Wednesday June 12, announced the Los Angeles Clippers, a franchise for which he was a consultant since 2017. Able to play too as a leader as well as a guard, the native of Cheylan, West Virginia, left his mark on the NBA.
Winning the championship with the Lakers in 1972 after failing to reach the finals seven times, he also won the title of MVP of the NBA Finals in 1969. During his career, he finished on the NBA’s best team ten times. , and even won the Olympic Games in 1960 with the United States. “I“the embodiment of excellence in basketball” according to the Clippers press release, Jerry West has since 1969, the man whose silhouette appears on the NBA logo.
