{"id":2265797,"date":"2024-06-12T10:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T14:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-legend-jerry-west-dies-at-86\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T10:45:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T14:45:39","slug":"nba-legend-jerry-west-dies-at-86","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-legend-jerry-west-dies-at-86\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA icon Jerry West passes away at 86"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnba-legend-jerry-west-dies-at-86%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2265797&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Hello! \u200bIt\u200c seems like your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">message<\/a> might not have come through \u2063fully. 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Feel free to ask your question \u2062or let me know \u2063how I can assist \u200cyou further.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>NBA<\/a> legend and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/basketball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hall of Famer<\/a> Jerry West <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>died<\/a> Wednesday at 86, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles-clippers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Los Angeles Clippers<\/a> announced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJerry West, the personification of basketball excellence and a friend to all who knew him, passed away peacefully this morning at the age of 86,\u201d the Clippers said in a statement posted to social media. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jerry West, the personification of basketball excellence and a friend to all who knew him, passed away peacefully this morning at the age of 86. His wife, Karen, was by his side. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iMwOXmCT2B\">pic.twitter.com\/iMwOXmCT2B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LA Clippers (@LAClippers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LAClippers\/status\/1800897771471581291?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHis wife, Karen, was by his side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West passed away at 86, the Los Angeles Clippers confirmed. Described as the epitome of basketball excellence, West died peacefully Wednesday morning. 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