Feel free to call Jerry West, both "The Logo" and "The Statue." The Lakers plan to add a statue of the West outside the Staples Center and discover that during the weekend NBA All-Star February 18 to 20, Lakers spokesman John Black said.nba news This will be the Lakers third statue outside Staples Center, which also includes Magic Johnson and Chick Hearn. Staples Center also has statues representing the hockey player Wayne Gretzky and the boxer Oscar De La Hoya. Johnson statue was dedicated during the game in the NBA All-Star in Los Angeles in 2004 while Hearn's statue was unveiled last season.
Known as "Mr. Clutch "during his playing career with the Lakers from 1960-1974, West led the Lakers to an NBA championship in 1972, became a 14-time All-Star, member of the All-NBA team 10 times and won the 1969 MVP of the Finals, but the Lakers lost the series against the Celtics. also retired from the Lakers' leading scorer of all time with 25,192 points before Kobe Bryant eclipsed the record set last season. West's standing within the Lakers go beyond his accomplishments as a player. He worked in the office, including as head coach of exploration and positions before assuming the role of CEO in the season 1982-1983. That led to seven championships and one NBA executive of the year honor in 1995.
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