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The high-scoring Hall of Famer, whose silhouette is used for the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 February 2025. American basketball player and executive (1938–2024) This article is about the basketball player. For the children's author, see Jerry West (author). Jerry West West in 1972 Personal information Born (1938-05-28) May 28, 1938 Chelyan, West Virginia, U.S. Died June 12, 2024 (2024-06-12 ...
The Lakers made nine trips to the NBA Finals during his career, but only won a single championship in 1972 against the New York Knicks. West’s Lakers were haunted by the Boston Celtics, who ...
Taken with the second overall pick in the 1960 NBA draft by the Minneapolis Lakers before the team relocated to Los Angeles, West became the third player to reach 25,000 points and retired in 1974 ...
Theodore Edwards – "Blue" [33] (from an older sister, for the color of his face when he was choking as a baby) [33] Pervis Ellison – "Never Nervous Pervis" (during his college days), [ 10 ] "Out of Service Pervis" (for his frequent injuries in the NBA)
National Basketball Association (NBA) team mascots are as follows. Two mascots, Go the Gorilla and Rocky the Mountain Lion were ranked fourth [1] and ninth [2] respectively on AskMen.com's top 10 sports mascots. As of now, four teams do not have a mascot, namely the Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, and Golden State Warriors.
West was also the third player in NBA history to reach 25,000 points, made the All-NBA First Team 10 times, the All-NBA Defensive Team four times and was a member of the NBA’s 25th, 50th, and ...
Blake Austin Griffin (born March 16, 1989) [1] is an American former professional basketball player. Griffin primarily played with the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners, where he was named the consensus national college player of the year as a sophomore.