For Elgin Baylor and his teammates on the Los Angeles ... According to Baylor, the incident occurred on a flight from Minneapolis. Before the plane took off, the pilot had already told the players ...

Elgin Baylor was the #1 draft pick in 1958 to the then Minneapolis Lakers. Known for his shooting, rebounding and hangtime, he was an immediate star player that helped take the team from last ...

It was an Elgin. "And that's what he named me after," said Baylor, no doubt relieved that ... The team was located in Minneapolis then, but after dominating the NBA in the early '50s, it fell ...

13.5 RPG | 4.3 APG Other Accolades "Elgin Baylor never won a ring. But just because Baylor technically never won a title in his 14 years with the Lakers, two of which he spent in Minneapolis, don ...

They had lost to the Hawks and were flying back home to Minneapolis. "We were playing cards, and then the lights went out, and it got cold," recalled Clippers general manager Elgin Baylor ...

Then, graceful and cunning as a cougar, Elgin Baylor begins to roam for the Minneapolis Lakers. His hands flicker with the slick skill of a shell-game operator. His dribble is a rapid rat-a-tattoo ...

You can find more of Mike's work on Muck Rack. Elgin Baylor played 14 seasons in the NBA with the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers. He was Rookie of the Year in 1959 and was an 11-time NBA All-Star.

NBA.com's Todd Spehr on Baylor: "It’s true, Elgin Baylor changed basketball. It’s not something uttered flippantly, it’s something he really did. His arrival in the late 1950s came ...

LeBron James passed Elgin Baylor in rebounds last night and is No. 27 all-time now. He also moved ahead of Charles Jones in ...

Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain are two of the greatest players in NBA history and two of the most unstoppable forces during their era. Both have their numbers retired by the Los Angeles Lakers ...

2015 — Klay Thompson sets an NBA record for the most points in a quarter, a 37-point third period that powers the Golden ...