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  • Kobe Bryant dead: NBA urged by fans to change logo, honoring late Lakers legend

    01/27/2020 12:45:25 PM PST · by conservative98 · 101 replies
    Fox News ^ | 1/27/20 | Ryan Gaydos
    Kobe Bryant’s death sent shock waves across the world Sunday and fans of the five-time NBA champion and the late Los Angeles Lakers legend called on the league to make a change. Fans urged the NBA to change the logo from a figure of Jerry West to Bryant in honor of the sharpshooter who was among those killed in a helicopter crash in California.
  • Fred Schaus, mentor to Jerry West at WVU, dies at 84 (former Lakers coach)

    02/11/2010 3:10:45 PM PST · by EveningStar · 5 replies · 211+ views
    AP - Yahoo ^ | February 11, 2010 | John Raby
    Fred Schaus, a former Los Angeles Lakers coach and general manager who mentored Jerry West and Hot Rod Hundley at West Virginia, has died.
  • End of an era? (Jerry West)

    11/23/2006 3:56:18 PM PST · by Nachum · 1 replies · 253+ views
    Yahoo Sports ^ | 11-23-2006 | Marty Burns
    He was one of the NBA's all-time great players. He has been one of its most successful GMs. Legend has it that his silhouette is even used as the league logo. So when Jerry West faces an uncertain future, it's news. West, 68, is in the final year of his contract as Grizzlies president of basketball operations. The man who brought him to Memphis five-and-a-half years ago, Michael Heisley, is in the process of selling the team. So far there is no guarantee the new owners will keep West around to run the show. Speculation around the NBA is that...