Sports logos have become iconic symbols of our favorite teams over the years, from the likes of the Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Lakers, and New York Yankees.

Jerry West, the Los Angeles Lakers legend as both a player and an executive who was later dubbed “the Logo” after he was immortalized on the NBA’s symbol, has died at the age of 86.

And they said that the NBA needed a new logo. SCHMITZ ... Jerry West was the original. And I guess we'll just mention, his Lakers are not in the NBA Finals, but the Celtics are.

More than just the logo, he made his impact felt across ... The modern Minnesota franchise replaced the Minneapolis Lakers ...

In the NBA’s defense, Siegel says that he never told anyone at the league that the logo was modeled after West and never intended for it to be recognizable as the Lakers star. West retired from ...

Natalia Bryant, the daughter of Los Angeles Lakers and NBA legend Kobe Bryant ... which draws inspiration from Kobe’s original logo and the essence of his Black Mamba spirit.

The silhouette of the NBA logo sadly passed away Wednesday morning ... West spent the entirety of his pro playing days with the Lakers, with whom he etched his name among the greatest to grace ...