Jerry West, whose silhouette remains on NBA logo, details why he wanted it changed in resurfaced footage

Jerry West, whose silhouette remains on NBA logo, details why he wanted it changed in resurfaced footageESPN

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00:00If they ever did an updated logo, there's someone in particular who should be on it?

00:03First of all, I wish that had never gotten out that logo.

00:09I do, really.

00:10Why?

00:11It's the best big name ever, by the way.

00:12I really do.

00:13And I've said it more than once, and it's flattering if that's me, and I know it is

00:17me.

00:18Yes.

00:19But it is flattering.

00:20But to me, as I say, I played in the time when they first started to try to market the

00:27league.

00:28It was people that they were going to consider.

00:31And I didn't find out about it until, well, the late commissioner told me about it, Walter

00:38Kennedy.

00:39And then, obviously, the New York Times had a big article about it.

00:42But, again, it's flattering, but it's also, I think, if I were the NBA, I would be embarrassed

00:47about it.

00:48I really would.

00:49Why?

00:50Because, I don't know.

00:51I just, as I say, I don't like to do anything to call attention to myself, and when people

00:55say that, that's just not who I am, period.

00:58And if they would want to change it, I wish they would.

01:03In many ways, I wish they would.

01:05Really?

01:06Yes.

01:07You'd like to see them change it?

01:08I would, yes.

01:09And do you have a pick for who you would like to replace him with?

01:13I would be, again, I would be biased, so I'm not going to say.

01:16You're allowed to be biased.

01:17He's right here.

01:18Maybe they could put their commissioner on there.

01:20Okay.

01:21Oh.

01:22Adam Silver would look great.

01:23How did we not think of that one?

01:24How did we not think of that?