NEW YORK -- One day after posting on social media that he would like to see the NBA logo changed from Jerry West's silhouette to Kobe Bryant's, Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving reaffirmed his stance and said he's OK if he's a leader of the conversation.
"We want to set a standard and precedent, like this is excellence," Irving said on Thursday, after the Nets defeated the Orlando Magic 129-92. "Kobe Bryant. Logo. Yes. Needs to happen. I don't care what anyone says."
In an Instagram post on Wednesday, Irving put up a photo of a modified NBA logo with Bryant swapped out as the figure in the middle with the caption, "Gotta Happen, idc what anyone says.