Los Angeles, March 23 (Ians) Elgin Baylor, the Los Angeles Lakers' first superstar and among the first in then emerging National Basketball Association (NBA), and a fixture on the L.A. basketball scene for the better part of half a century, has died of natural causes.
Baylor, who coached briefly after his Hall of Fame 14-season playing career ended, then had a 22-year run as an executive with L.A.'s other NBA team, the Clippers, died Monday morning, the Lakers announced on Twitter. He was 86, Dpa news reports
"Elgin was The superstar of his era -- his many accolades speak to that," Lakers president Jeanie Buss tweeted.
An undersized power forward at 6-foot-5, Baylor dazzled with a variety of athletic moves that often left defenders flat-footed as he sailed by for one of his signature running bank shots or pulled up for a hanging jump shot.
Richie Guerin of the New York Knicks once griped,...
Baylor, who coached briefly after his Hall of Fame 14-season playing career ended, then had a 22-year run as an executive with L.A.'s other NBA team, the Clippers, died Monday morning, the Lakers announced on Twitter. He was 86, Dpa news reports
"Elgin was The superstar of his era -- his many accolades speak to that," Lakers president Jeanie Buss tweeted.
An undersized power forward at 6-foot-5, Baylor dazzled with a variety of athletic moves that often left defenders flat-footed as he sailed by for one of his signature running bank shots or pulled up for a hanging jump shot.
Richie Guerin of the New York Knicks once griped,...
- 3/23/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
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