Retiring a player’s jersey is one of highest honors an NBA team can give, symbolizing lasting respect for a player’s impact ...

Leading the charge for that era of Lakers basketball were Elgin Baylor and Jerry West ... The No. 44 patch on the Lakers jersey is in memory of West. West died on June 12, 2024, at 86 years ...

Fortunately for the Purple Gold, the $20,000 they invested in Elgin paid off as "Rabbit" quickly delivered. As soon as he donned the Lakers jersey, Baylor became a beacon of hope for the team and ...

Imagine an NBA without the Los Angeles Lakers. Elgin Baylor (right, with Clippers owner Donald Sterling) can laugh today, but the plane crash wasn't funny. A pretty damn dull league, if you ask me.

It is possible that no forward ever performed with the offensive proficiency and flair that Elgin Baylor showed for the Lakers in the late 1950s and throughout the '60s. It just wasn't the number ...

The Los Angeles Lakers, led by Jerry West and Elgin Baylor, overpowered the Boston Celtics 123-113 to even the best of seven series for the National Basketball Association Champioinship ...