Jerry West

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Legendarisk Lakers-spiller Jerry West dør i en alder af 86

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Den legendariske Lakers-spiller Jerry West er gået bort. Læs om hans utrolige arv og betydning for NBA.

Jerry West, en legendarisk Lakers-spiller og medlem af Hall of Fame, er gået bort i en alder af 86. West, hvis silhuet pryder NBA's logo, har altid været en ikonisk figur i basketverdenen, selvom ligaen aldrig officielt har bekræftet det. Han var ikke kun en stjerne, men en superstjerne, der blev betragtet som en af de største basketballspillere nogensinde.

Jerry West var ikke kun en stor spiller, men også en dygtig manager, der bidrog til at bygge Lakers-institutionen. Hans arv strækker sig langt ud over basketballbanen, og hans betydning kan ikke overvurderes. West blev valgt til Basketball Hall of Fame tre gange i sin enestående karriere som spiller og administrator.

West's død har efterladt et tomrum i basketballverdenen. Hans partnerskab med Kobe Bryant og hans påvirkning på Lakers-holdet vil altid blive husket. West vil blive savnet af fans over hele verden, der elskede og beundrede hans talent og dedikation til sporten. Hans unikke evner på og uden for banen har efterladt et uudsletteligt aftryk i NBA's historie.

I dag mindes vi en sand legende, en mand hvis navn vil leve videre og inspirere kommende generationer af basketballspillere. Jerry West var ikke bare et navn, han var et ikon, en mester og en legende inden for basketverdenen.

Lakers legend and hall of famer Jerry West dies at 86 (NPR)

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

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Analysis: Jerry West and Kobe Bryant were a match from Day 1, and ... (The Associated Press)

It was during the NBA Finals in 2010. Kobe Bryant was asked a question about whether he thought he was the greatest Los Angeles Laker ever.

The greatness of Jerry West remembered (The Inter-Mountain)

MORGANTOWN — In sports, there are stars, there are All-Stars, there are superstars. And there's Jerry West. In the world of basketball, he carries the.

West was the greatest basketball man | Northwest Arkansas ... (Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

PITTSBURGH -- Jerry West is the greatest basketball man who ever walked the planet. I am not sure that's even an arguable point, all things considered.

3-time Hall of Famer Jerry West dies at 86 (Iron Mountain Daily News)

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 ...

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There Will Never Be Another Jerry West (WVU Athletics)

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Yesterday began like any typical sunny, lazy day in the summertime.

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Wren Baker, Gordon Gee Release Statement on the Passing of Jerry ... (Spartan Nation)

Wednesday morning, West Virginia lost an icon as Jerry West passed away at the age of 86. West is without question the greatest player to ever put on a ...

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The Sports Report: Farewell, Jerry West (Los Angeles Times)

Jerry West built the Lakers into an institution as a player. He constructed the Lakers' greatness as a general manager.

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Jerry West, one of basketball's greatest players, dies at 86 (Hawaii Tribune-Herald)

The Los Angeles Clippers announced his death but provided no other details. West was a consultant for the team in recent years. ADVERTISING ...

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Jerry West and the Burden of Being the Logo (The Ringer)

Mr. Clutch was such a defining figure in NBA history the league made him its symbol, but the Hall of Famer could never escape the pressure that came with ...

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The Showtime Lakers remember Jerry West, the man who ... (Yahoo Sports)

Kurt Rambis, Byron Scott, Michael Cooper and Magic Johnson praised Jerry West, the general manager who added them to the Showtime Lakers roster.

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Showtime Lakers remember Jerry West, who assembled the elite team (Los Angeles Times)

Kurt Rambis, Byron Scott, Michael Cooper and Magic Johnson praised Jerry West, the general manager who added them to the Showtime Lakers roster.

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COLUMN: Jerry West and 'that bouncing ball' (Times-West Virginian)

Jerry West of West Virginia University shoots a jump shot against George Washington University during a Southern Conference game in Washington, March 1, 1958.

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Analysis: Jerry West and Kobe Bryant were a match from Day 1, and ... (Spectrum News 1)

It didn't take West long to see that Bryant was the best player on the floor.

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Jerry West's impact on his home state of West Virginia runs deep (WCHS-TV8)

Jerry West left West Virginia decades ago. He never left his home state behind.For years, he quietly gave significant sums of money to his alma mater, ...

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My charmed, tormented life with Jerry West (The Washington Post)

Jeff Pearlman is the author of “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s,” which was adapted into the HBO series ...

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Jerry West took on a challenge with the Clippers. Here's what I ... (The Athletic)

Jerry West sat near the LA Clippers' bench during home games. The three-time Basketball Hall of Famer wasn't there every night, but I made it a point to ...

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NBA commissioner Adam Silver finally says that Jerry West inspired ... (CBSSports.com)

Silver said there has never been any doubt in his mind that the logo is West's silhouette.

Jerry West said he made 'about 2 cents' from being the NBA logo ... (Morningstar.com)

By Charles Passy. During West's lifetime, the NBA didn't acknowledge it was his silhouette on the iconic logo. Branding legend Alan Siegel verified it ...

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Jerry West, One of Basketball's Greatest Players, Dies at 86 (The New York Times)

He was a sharpshooting, high-scoring Hall of Fame guard for the Lakers and later an executive with the team. His image became the N.B.A.'s logo.

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Mid-Ohio Valley residents, West Virginia officials remember Jerry ... (Shelley Moore Capito)

“I got a lump in my throat and my heart swelled up,” said former Williamstown girls basketball coach Fred Sauro, who retired in April after 54 years coaching, ...

Remembering Jerry West (Beckley Register-Herald)

It is with sadness that the life of Jerry West comes to an end. But I want to reflect on my experience by observing him on the West Virginia campus.

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Jerry West biographer reflects on the Hall of Famer's career and life (WVVA TV)

SALEM, Va. (WVVA) - ...

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