{"id":10631,"date":"2015-10-23T01:55:38","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T06:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=10631"},"modified":"2015-10-23T02:39:58","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T07:39:58","slug":"jerry-west-believes-michael-jordan-should-be-new-nba-logo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=10631","title":{"rendered":"Jerry West Believes Michael Jordan Should Be New NBA Logo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10633\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Michael-Jordan.jpg\" alt=\"Michael-Jordan\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Michael-Jordan.jpg 620w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Michael-Jordan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Michael-Jordan-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10635\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/jordan-nba-logo-590x798.png\" alt=\"jordan-nba-logo-590x798\" width=\"590\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/jordan-nba-logo-590x798.png 590w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/jordan-nba-logo-590x798-222x300.png 222w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10639\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/JERRY-WEST-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"JERRY WEST\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/JERRY-WEST-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/JERRY-WEST-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/JERRY-WEST-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>If there\u2019s an NBA <span id=\"itxthook0p\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap\"><span id=\"itxthook0w\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan\">legend <\/span><\/span>who is the most visible of all, it has to be Los Angeles Laker Jerry West.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He is the NBA logo since Alan Siegel came upon his photograph in <span id=\"itxthook1p\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap\"><span id=\"itxthook1w\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan\">Sport <\/span><\/span>magazine and published it in 1969.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>West, however, believes that <span id=\"itxthook2p\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap\"><span id=\"itxthook2w\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan\">Michael Jordan <\/span><\/span>should be the new logo of the NBA.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Talking to HuffPost Live\u2019s Jordan Shultz, the Laker-lifer did not hesitate to name the Bulls\u2019 legend as the heir to the white silhouette between the blue and red.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI hate to say it\u2019s not a Laker, but Michael Jordan,\u201d West said, as cited in the report from SI.com. \u201cHe\u2019s been the greatest <span id=\"itxthook3p\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap\"><span id=\"itxthook3w\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan\">player <\/span><\/span>I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI\u2019m probably a harsh judge of talent in the sense that I admire players that are really good defensive players and really good <span id=\"itxthook4p\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap\"><span id=\"itxthook4w\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan\">offensive players. <\/span><\/span>\u00a0And I felt that [during] his time in the game, he was the best defensive player in the game, but more importantly he was the best offensive player.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>West, who was also known as \u201cMr. Clutch,\u201d is part of the NBA\u2019s 50 Greatest Players, a one-time champion, and the only Finals MVP of a losing team.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jordan, meanwhile, is also a member of the NBA\u2019s 50 Greatest Players, a six-time champion, and regarded as the best to ever <span id=\"itxthook5p\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap\"><span id=\"itxthook5w\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan\">play basketball<\/span><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHe would be a wonderful person to have there.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SPORTS LOGOS.NET APPEARS TO BE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PICTORIAL, SO THEY MAY BE THE ORIGIN OF THE PROTOTYPE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/pshared.5min.com\/Scripts\/PlayerSeed.js?sid=281&amp;width=560&amp;height=345&amp;playList=519168414\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ec.tynt.com\/b\/rf?id=bSAw-mF-0r4Q-4acwqm_6r&amp;u=inquirerdotnet\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there\u2019s an NBA legend who is the most visible of all, it has to be Los Angeles Laker Jerry West. He is the NBA logo since Alan Siegel came upon his photograph in Sport magazine and published it in 1969. West, however, believes that Michael Jordan should be the new logo of the NBA. 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