Officially, the NBA's logo is blank. It is an anonymous, faceless player dribbling a ball against a red and white background. That's the NBA's story and it's sticking to it. Unofficially, however, the logo is well known to be the silhouette of one of the league's first true icons: Jerry West, who died Wednesday at age 86.

NBA great Jerry West, right, talks with fellow Hall-of-Famer Oscar Robertson during the 2022 NBA All-Star game in Cleveland. West, a nine-time NBA champion as a player and executive, died Wednesday at age 86. John Kuntz, cleveland.com

NBA legend Jerry West, whose prolific playing career landed him on the league's logo and basketball savvy led to multiple championships, has died, the Los Angeles Clippers said in a statement Wednesday.