Current：Home > Markets'A basketball genius:' Sports world reacts to death of Jerry West -CapitalTrack
'A basketball genius:' Sports world reacts to death of Jerry West
View
Date：2025-04-13 17:02:15
Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry West died Wednesday morning at the age of 86, and the sports world was quick to offer its thoughts and condolences on one of the most influential players and executives basketball has ever seen.
West was a two-time executive of the year after his playing days, but is perhaps most known for being the silhouette of the NBA logo and earning his place in basketball lore with his nickname "Mr. Clutch."
The Los Angeles Clippers, who made the announcement, said West was “the personification of basketball excellence and a friend to all who knew him.”
He is a three-time Hall of Fame inductee; First as a player in 1980, next a member of the 1960 U.S. Olympic Team in 2010, and will be inducted in September as a contributor.
Here are some social media reactions to West's passing:
veryGood！ (1)
Related
- 'Survivor' 47 finale, part one recap: 2 players were sent home. Who's left in the game?
- Caitlin Clark wins 2024 Honda Cup Award, adding another accolade from Iowa
- I'm the parent of a trans daughter. There's nothing conservative about blocking her care.
- Don't Miss GAP's Limited-Time Extra 50% Off Sale: $15 Sweaters, $17 Cargos & More
- Average rate on 30
- Wildfire prompts evacuation orders for rural community in northern California
- Magic Johnson: Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese 'remind me a lot of Larry Bird and me'
- As more Texans struggle with housing costs, homeownership becoming less attainable
- Taylor Swift Eras Archive site launches on singer's 35th birthday. What is it?
- Bleacher Report class-action settlement to pay out $4.8 million: How to file a claim
Ranking
- All That You Wanted to Know About She’s All That
- NTSB to discuss cause of fiery Ohio freight train wreck, recommend ways to avert future derailments
- Stock market today: Asian stocks follow Wall Street rise, but Nvidia tumbles again as AI mania cools
- Treasure hunters say they recovered hundreds of silver coins from iconic 1715 shipwrecks off Florida
- Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
- Dearica Hamby will fill in for injured Cameron Brink on 3x3 women's Olympic team in Paris
- Surgeons perform kidney transplant with patient awake during procedure
- Who are America’s Top Retailers? Here is a list of the top-ranking companies.
Recommendation
How to watch the 'Blue Bloods' Season 14 finale: Final episode premiere date, cast
Hooters closing underperforming restaurants due to 'current market conditions'
As a Longwall Coal Mine Grows Beneath an Alabama Town, Neighbors of an Explosion Victim Feel Undermined and Unheard
Surfer and actor Tamayo Perry killed by shark in Hawaii
A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish
Travis Kelce Shares When He Started to Really Fall for Taylor Swift
The Daily Money: The millionaires next door
Elon Musk welcomes third child with Neuralink executive. Here's how many kids he now has.