The legendary NBA logo has long been linked to Jerry West and his silhouette. The jersey decal outlines a player dribbling a basketball with his left hand while closing in on the rim. The Los ...

The NBA logo, which features a faceless player dribbling a ball against a red and blue background, is well known to be the silhouette of one of the league's first icons: Jerry West—who died aged ...

but his silhouette also became a symbol of the NBA. Alan Siegel designed the logo in 1969, according to a 2010 Los Angeles Times article. The logo depicts an all-white silhouette of a player in ...

That's the NBA's story and it's sticking to it. 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.

David Stern went to his grave without admitting that Jerry West was the inspiration for the NBA logo ... that West was the one, the logo, the iconic silhouette developed in 1969 when West was ...

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 ...

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 ...

The answer: West inspired the NBA's iconic logo. Here's how West earned that prestigious honor and how he felt about being the face (or at least the silhouette) of the league. Yes, West is the NBA ...