As the years passed, West became more bitter, and the Lakers became more resentful of his bitterness, and, once Jerry Buss died in 2013, West’s connections to the club seemingly were gone forever.

Alexander: Jerry West’s indelible impact on Southern California The late Lakers superstar taught us to persevere as a player – and the teams he built as an executive spoiled us ...

IT WAS NEAR midnight on the evening of Feb. 27, 2020, and Jerry West was sitting in his car, parked outside his Bel-Air home.

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, Lakers and NBA Legend, Dies at 86. West, whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, was a three-time Basketball Hall of Fame selection.

Jun 1, 2017; Oakland, CA, USA; Jerry West greets Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant before game one of the Finals for the 2017 NBA Playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Oracle Arena.

"Jerry West is the real deal" - Spencer Haywood suggested young players to study the Lakers legend’s game originally appeared ...

Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers guarded by the Boston Celtics’ Bill Russell in Game 1 of the 1965 N.B.A. Finals. Bettmann Archive, via Getty Images One of the world’s greatest basketball ...

In 2011, however, when West's statue outside what was then known as Staples Center was unveiled, Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell, said, "As you all know, Jerry is the logo man, but to us ...

Jerry West began working with the LA Clippers in 2017. Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire. ... California. The NBA draft -- an event that had long been one of West's favorites ...

Jerry West began working with the LA Clippers in 2017. Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire. SEVEN MONTHS EARLIER, on July 9, 2019, the Clippers sent shockwaves through the NBA by landing Kawhi ...