New NBA Logo

Do you know who that dude is in the NBA Logo? I'll give you a hint, he is white, super old, and you might have heard his name in the news recently. The dude in the logo is Jerry West aka "Mr. Clutch". Kobe Bryant just passed his record of most points scored in Laker history. This is a pretty big deal considering The Lakers are one of the oldest franchises and has had some of the greatest players in NBA history play for them. Some of them even played together! The logo is the sillouette of Jerry West in white on a red and blue box. This has been used since 1972. He retired in 1974. That is not a typo.... he was on the logo for the league before he retired. But I think it is time for a change.

When you think of some of the greatest players in NBA history, you think of Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Oscar Robertson, Bob Cousy, and when it is all said and done you can add to the list Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, LeBron James (if he wins championships). And that brings me to my next point, all the people I just named have won championshipS. As in more than one. Jerry West has ONE championship ring. He also won NBA Finals MVP while he was on the LOSING TEAM. I repeat, he is the only player in NBA history to have won the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award despite being on the losing team. No win. That's like being the best LOSER. I demand a change. I've always wondered why Michael Jordan wasn't given the honor. When we argue about the best NBA player of all time, we talk about Michael Jordan and..... that is about it. Michael Jordan is the best player in NBA history. Period.

Change the dam logo already! Put a sillouette of Michael Jordan. You know what? Put Kobe Bryant, or even Shaq (i think he would take up the entire space). I don't care, but I am sure there are many other players worthy of the honor. I don't have anything against Jerry West, but I think if you are the logo of the entire NBA, you should be considered one of the greatest NBA players of all time (not just a good player on a LOSING team).