West, of course, played his entire 14-year career with the Lakers and is best known globally for being the inspiration behind the NBA logo ... “The guy is 37 years old,” he said.

He's 85 years old, and he's speaking here in a company video about the logo's history ... And I guess we'll just mention, his Lakers are not in the NBA Finals, but the Celtics are.

David Stern spent 30 years as the NBA’s longest-serving commissioner, but he refused to admit the obvious: Lakers legend Jerry West was the inspiration for the logo. June 12, 2024 But he also se ...