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?