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Basketball icon, Hall of Fame legend Jerry West passes away at 86
NCAA· 2 days agoNo person or athlete is more identified with the Mountain State than Jerry West, whose name was on...
Jerry West and the Burden of Being the Logo
The Ringer· 1 day agoIt was June 20, 2000, the morning after Kobe Bryant had leaped into Shaquille O’Neal’s arms, purple and gold confetti fluttering around ...
LeBron Inc.: The collective that's bigger than basketball
Los Angeles Times· 5 days ago“Go ahead,” he said, nodding toward a green door, an exhibit at the new LeBron James Home Court...
Jerry West, Lakers legend and architect of 'Showtime' era, dies at 86
LA Times via Yahoo Sports· 2 days agoThe Lakers went to the NBA Finals eight times and won four championships in his 18 seasons as a...
ESPN needs a LeBron James-sized reboot to its NBA Finals coverage
New York Times· 2 days agoWhen ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro wanted to glam up “Monday Night Football,” he reached for the stars...
Jerry West, the Symbol of the NBA, Leaves Legacy of Magnetism Across Generations of Basketball
Sports Illustrated· 2 days agoAt an age when most players of his generation were long gone from the game, cursing it from afar and...
A legend’s greatest coup: How the late Jerry West made Kobe Bryant a Laker
Philly.com· 2 days agoJerry West, the legendary Los Angeles Lakers player, coach, and executive, died Wednesday at 86....
Analysis: West, Kobe a match from Day 1
Martinsville Bulletin· 1 day agoKobe Bryant was asked a question about whether he thought he was the greatest Los Angeles Laker ever. "No," Bryant said. "In my opinion," Bryant said,...
Jerry West Dies: Nicknamed “The Logo,” The NBA Legend Who Built Showtime-Era Lakers & Kobe-Shaq...
Deadline Hollywood· 2 days agoJerry West, the basketball legend who led the Los Angeles Lakers to a championship in 1972 as a...