Jerry West, who was chosen to the Basketball Corridor of Fame 3 times in a storied profession as a participant and govt and whose silhouette is taken into account to be the premise of the NBA emblem, died Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Clippers introduced.
He was 86.
West, nicknamed “Mr. Clutch” for his late-game exploits as a participant, went into the Corridor of Fame as a participant in 1980 and once more as a member of the 1960 U.S. Olympic Workforce in 2010. He will likely be enshrined for a 3rd time later this yr as a contributor.
West was “the personification of basketball excellence and a pal to all who knew him,” the Clippers mentioned in asserting his dying. West’s spouse, Karen, was by his aspect when he died, the Clippers mentioned.
He was a 14-time All-Star, a 12-time All-NBA choice, a part of the 1972 Lakers crew that received a championship, an NBA Finals MVP as a part of a dropping crew in 1969 and was chosen as a part of the NBA’s seventy fifth anniversary crew.
West was basic supervisor of eight NBA championship groups with the Los Angeles Lakers, serving to construct the “Showtime” dynasty. He additionally labored within the entrance workplaces of the Memphis Grizzlies, the Golden State Warriors and the Clippers.