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The Lakers will honor Jerry West this season with a uniform band featuring his No. 44

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers will honor Jerry West in the upcoming season with a uniform band featuring his No. 44. The Lakers announced their plan Tuesday to remember West, who died in June at 86. The purple band on the left shoulder of the Lakers’ uniforms has No. 44 in gold at the center. West played his entire 14-year NBA career for the Lakers, becoming one of the greatest scorers and most versatile guards of his era whil…

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By Yiannis Rammas/ irammas@eurohoops.net Even if you haven't caught up, nor have you ever seen Jerry West play on video, you have certainly seen him time and time again. Paradox; Not even. His figure from a photo of Wayne Roberts from a game between the Lakers and the Celtics in Los Angeles in 1969 inspired Alan Siegel to design the NBA logo with his partner Bob Gale in 1970. Jerry West=The Logo. For the Lakers, it was much more than that. The l…

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.
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