The 1st aerial showman in NBA history, Lakers legend Elgin Baylor was a 10-time All-NBA performer and a top-notch scorer. Strong and graceful at 6-foot-5 and 225 pounds, Baylor averaged 27.4 ...

Elgin Baylor died Monday, but he’s not gone. Never will be. In every dunk, every spin, every funky side-step, pieces of the Lakers legend live on. The modern NBA is indebted as much to Baylor as ...

RIP to the NBA’s first high flyer, Lakers Legend, & Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor. Before there was Michael Jordan doing amazing things in the air, there was Elgin Baylor! A true class act and ...

From NBA.com News Services Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Andy Katz discuss Elgin Baylor's impact on the game of basketball. Elgin Baylor, the Lakers’ 11-time NBA All-Star who ...

Elgin will be deeply missed, and we send our thoughts and prayers to his wife, Elaine, his family and friends." Additionally, Baylor's former Lakers teammate, and fellow NBA legend, Jerry West ...

RIP to the NBA’s first high flyer, Lakers Legend, & Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor. Before there was Michael Jordan doing amazing things in the air, there was Elgin Baylor! A true class act and ...

The Los Angeles Lakers and NBA community lost a legend on Monday, as Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor has died. The Lakers announced that Baylor died on Monday of natural causes. He was 86. Baylor’s ...

Basketball legend Elgin Baylor passed away at age 86 ... led Podoloff—who overcame his initial shock to support Baylor—and the NBA in quick order to announce that they would no longer schedule ...

The College of Idaho will rename its basketball arena to honor NBA legend and a pivotal figure in the civil rights movement, ...

Elgin Baylor rocked the NBA with his talent in the early years of its inception. The Lakers legend was among the few stars in the game who deserved a championship. However, he happened to play in ...

Elgin Baylor changed the very direction of basketball when he joined the NBA and brought his vertical feats of athletic brilliance to a largely horizontal game. He filled scoresheets and sparked ...