Oscar Robertson released a statement following Jerry West's death on Wednesday. The two were teammates on the 1960 Olympic team and were opponents in the NBA.

Jerry West, an NBA Hall of Famer who played for the Los Angeles Lakers for 14 seasons, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 86. The news caused great sadness within the NBA community. Many NBA players paid their tributes to West.

Jerry West will be forever be referred to in basketball circles as “The Logo.” His silhouette is the basis for the NBA logo introduced in 1969, although the league never formally acknowledged it.

Jerry West was remembered at the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. The NBA and the fans at Game 3 in Dallas paid tribute to the life of the Basketball Hall of Famer with a pregame video tribute and moment of silence before the game.

Jabbar, Jerry West and Bill Russell watch during the first half of an NBA All-Star basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, in Los Angeles. Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo,

Jerry West is arguably the greatest Lakers player of all time, and one could make the case the most iconic player in NBA history. West died this week at the age of 86. He helped lead the Lakers to seven NBA championships – one as a player and six more as the team’s general manager.