Jerry West, the basketball star whose silhouette inspired the NBA’s logo, passed away on Wednesday morning aged 86, the Los Angeles Clippers have announced.
West was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times across a storied career as a player, scout, coach and executive and was nicknamed “Mr Clutch” for his late-game exploits on the court, “Mr Outside” for his perimeter play and “Zeke from Cabin Creek” in jokey reference to his humble Appalachian origins.
