Los Angeles Lakers and NBA Legend Was 86

Jerry West, who was chosen to the Basketball Corridor of Fame 3 times in a storied profession as a participant and government and whose silhouette is taken into account to be the premise of the NBA emblem, died Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Clippers introduced.

He was 86.

West, nicknamed “Mr. Clutch” for his late-game exploits as a participant, went into the Corridor of Fame as a participant in 1980 and once more as a member of the 1960 U.S. Olympic Staff in 2010. He might be enshrined for a 3rd time later this yr as a contributor.

West was “the personification of basketball excellence and a friend to all who knew him,” the Clippers stated in saying his demise. West’s spouse, Karen, was by his facet when he died, the Clippers stated.

He was a 14-time All-Star, a 12-time All-NBA choice, a part of the 1972 Lakers workforce that gained a championship, an NBA Finals MVP as a part of a shedding workforce in 1969 and was chosen as a part of the NBA’s seventy fifth anniversary workforce.

West was basic supervisor of eight NBA championship groups with the Los Angeles Lakers, serving to construct the “Showtime” dynasty. He additionally labored within the entrance workplaces of the Memphis Grizzlies, the Golden State Warriors and the Clippers.