NBA NEWS:Jerry West – legendary NBA player and inspiration for the league’s current logo – has died, according to the Los Angeles Clippers. He was 86. The Clippers said West passed away Wednesday morning with his wife Karen by his side. “Jerry West was a basketball genius and a defining character in our league for more than 60 years,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement on Wednesday. In addition to becoming an NBA champion and an All-Star every each of his 14 seasons as a player, he…