High-scoring Los Angeles Lakers guard Jerry West left an indelible mark on the NBA as a player, coach, executive and the league's official logo.

NBA legend Jerry West, whose prolific playing career landed him on the league's logo and basketball savvy led to multiple championships, died on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Clippers said.

Jerry West is the player whose silhouette is depicted in the NBA's logo -- although the league has never officially confirmed that.

Jerry West dies at 86: LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, more remember Lakers legend Plenty of big names from the NBA world reflected on 'The Logo' on social media ...

Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died ...

NBA legend Jerry West, whose prolific playing career landed him on the league’s logo and basketball savvy led to multiple championships, died on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Clippers said. The 86 ...

Jerry West, widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all-time whose silhouette was the inspiration for the National Basketball Association’s logo, has died at the age of 86.

A number of prominent figures in the NBA community reminisced about West’s legacy Wednesday in the wake of his death at the age of 86.

Jerry West, aka The Logo, died Wednesday at the age of 86 in Los Angeles. / John W. McDonough/Sports Illustrated ...

"Jerry West, the personification of basketball excellence and a friend to all who knew him, passed away peacefully this morning at the age of 86," the statement said.

Jerry West, the Lakers Hall of Fame player and executive who was the inspiration for the NBA logo, has died at age 86.

Jerry West, the NBA legend who inspired the league’s iconic logo, has died, officials with the Los Angeles Clippers announced Wednesday.