For the Lakers, Elgin Baylor came along at precisely the right time. Still in Minneapolis, where the George Mikan glory years were well past, they used the No. 1 overall pick in the 1958 draft to ...

One of the game's most gifted players, Elgin Baylor made 10 appearances on the All-NBA first team. From NBA.com Staff Elgin Baylor was drafted No. 1 overall in the 1958 NBA Draft. > Archive 75: ...

Both Julius Erving and Elgin Baylor are basketball legends who have left an indelible mark on the sport. Baylor was a dominant force on the court who reigned in the NBA from the late '50s all the ...

It’s Elgin Baylor suing Donald Sterling, a fallen general manager charging the falling owner of being racist and cheap, allegations that apparently occurred to Baylor only after working there ...

Los Angeles Lakers' Elgin Baylor, center, in a game against the New York Knicks on May 1, 1970. (Harold Filan/Associated Press) The tying shot at the buzzer in last week’s Virginia Tech-Florida ...

The Los Angeles Lakers announced Monday afternoon the passing of Hall of Fame player Elgin Baylor, who died of natural causes at the age of 86. Baylor had a decorated career in the NBA ...

Elgin Baylor, a Hall of Fame forward who helped lead the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers to eight NBA Finals, driving to the hoop and soaring above the rim with a gravity-defying style that ...

Basketball Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor died from natural causes Monday, according to the Los Angeles Lakers. Baylor, who played for the Lakers for 14 seasons and was an All-Star 11 times ...

Former Los Angeles Lakers player and Hall-of-Famer Elgin Baylor died on Monday at the age of 86, in which the organization described as “peacefully” and of “natural causes.” “Elgin was ...

In front of the Crypto Arena sits a 2,300-pound, nearly 17-foot statue of Elgin Baylor, a tribute to a player who set the standard for aerial artistry in basketball. Unveiled in 2018, Baylor ...

FOR some strange reason, Elgin Baylor’s unforeseen exodus from the Clippers after 22 years of service in their executive branch has provoked a bombardment of wonderful, inspiring and melancholy ...