Lakers legend and Clippers executive Jerry West has died at the age of 86, the Clippers organization says. 

In a statement, the Clippers confirmed West’s death and called him “the personification of basketball excellence and a friend to all who knew him.” Jerry’s wife Karen was by his side when he passed, the Clippers said. 

West, a graduate of West Virginia University, was drafted by the Lakers in 1960 and spent his entire 14-year NBA career with the team, winning the 1972 NBA title; his No. 44 was retired by the Lakers in 1983. He is the only player in NBA history to win Finals MVP despite being on the losing side, doing so in 1969.

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