NBA Legend Jerry West Dies at 86
Hall of Fame basketball great Jerry West — who won two NBA titles with the Golden State Warriors — died Wednesday at the age of 86. The Los Angeles Clippers announced West died peacefully at his home NBC Sports Bay Area…
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About Jerry West
Jerry Alan West was an American basketball player and executive. He played professionally for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and is universally regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His nicknames included "the Logo", in reference to his silhouette being the basis for the NBA logo; "Mr. Clutch", for his ability to make a big play in a key situation such as his famous buzzer-beating 60-foot shot that tied game 3 of the 1970 NBA Finals against the New York Knicks; "Mr. Outside", in reference to his perimeter play with the Lakers and "Zeke from Cabin Creek" for the creek near his birthplace of Chelyan, West Virginia.
Everything about Jerry West →- Occupation
- basketball player, basketball coach, sports executive
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 28, 1938
- Died
- June 12, 2024