"It wasn't two minutes" - Jerry West on how long he watched Kobe Bryant's pre-draft workout before deciding to pick him ...

Jerry West was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a player in 1980 and then again as a member of the 1960 U.S. Olympic Team in 2010. He was also inducted for a third time in 2024, ...

Jerry West, the high-scoring Hall of Famer whose silhouette is used for the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, the NBA announced. He was 86.

"We had traded our starting center to shoot for the moon" - Lakers assistant on Jerry West's high-risk, high-reward move to ...

Jerry West, the Hall of Famer and Lakers legend, has died at 86. NBAE via Getty Images. West’s teams appeared in nine NBA Finals and were 1-8, dropping six Finals to the dynastic Boston Celtics ...

Today, Jerry West is best known as "The Logo," as a picture of him from Sport magazine was the basis for the silhouette that has literally symbolized the NBA for the past 55 years.

Jerry West had an intense passion for basketball and was always straightforward and emotionally invested in his work. Over his 23 years as a general manager for two different franchises, "The Logo ...

Jerry West is on record saying he’d be fine with someone replacing him as “The Logo” of the NBA, but it may be unlikely to happen. This conversation is relevant now after Brooklyn Nets guard ...

Yes, West pushed for the Monta Ellis/Andrew Bogut trade, which was his first great Warriors moment. Yes, he urged them to draft Klay Thompson in 2011. I spoke to Jerry soon after he watched Klay ...

On the other hand, West knew he was a fantastic player, but he always conceded that Robertson was the better player. Isiah Thomas was on a panel with Jerry and Oscar when the former praised his rival.

But West's story for now says as much about the Lakers family as his career path. He shares that office with Jesse Buss, late owner Jerry Buss' youngest son at age 26, and together they run the ...

At 77, Jerry West hasn’t played in 35 years—says he won’t even shoot around in the driveway for fear he won’t live up to his famously high standards. But he cannot give up the game.