Hall of Famer Jerry West made a rare TV appearance on Friday on ESPN's The Jump where alongside fellow great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The two shared their opinions on the meaning of triple-doubles, the MVP race, and what the NBA logo really means and who today could become the logo of the modern era.

“First of all, I wish that had never gotten out that I'm the logo,” said West. “I do. Really. I've said it more than once. It is flattering. I played in a time when they first started to try to market the league. There were five people that they were gonna consider… I don't like to do anything to call attention to myself.”

West is one of the greatest players of all-time, a 14-time All-Star throughout his career with the Los Angeles Lakers from 1960-74. In the prime of his pro career in 1969, the league hired a designer by the name of Alan Siegel to come up with a new logo.

Siegel based it on a Wen Roberts action photo of West dribbling down the court.

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“I found this picture of Jerry West dribbling down the court,” Siegel told the Los Angeles Times back in 2010. “Growing up in New York and my father having season tickets for college and pro games at Madison Square Garden, I'd seen West play a lot.”

West's achievements extend past his only championship in 1972 and his numerous All-Star mentions, winning six championships as GM of the Lakers and another in 2015 as a consultant for the Golden State Warriors.

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