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Elgin Baylor: 1934-2021

By Photos by Associated Press

March 22, 2021

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New York Knicks Dave DeBusschere (22), left, winces as he and Los Angeles Lakers Elgin Baylor collide in first period of game at New Yorkís Madison Square Garden on April 24, 1970. The Knicks went on to down the Lakers 124-112 for a one game lead in their battle for the National Basketball Association title.
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Milwaukee Bucks' Oscar Robertson (1) is seen in dribbling action, with teammate Lew Alcindor (33), Jerry West (44), Elgin Baylor (22), and Wilt Chamberlain of the Los Angeles Lakers looking on; during a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Milwaukee Bucks on September 30, 1970 in Los Angeles, Calif.
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Bill Russell (6) defensive ace of the Boston Celtics, fires a successful hook shot as Jim Krebs of the Los Angeles Lakers fails to stop the basket in Los Angeles, Calif., on Dec. 5, 1960. At right are Elgin Baylor of the Lakers and Jim Loscutoff of Celtics. Boston won 123-101.
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Los Angeles center Wilt Chamberlain, left, passes off to teammate Elgin Baylor (22) who drives in for a layup in first half of National Basketball Association game, January 24, 1969 with the Atlanta Hawks. Atlanta players are Walt Hazzard (behind Chamberlain) and Zelmo Beatty (behind Baylor).
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An official keeps a sharp eye on Sam Jones of the Boston Celtics as he threads the baseline trying for a reverse lay-up against the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association playoff game in Los Angeles April 28, 1968. Trailing Jones is Elgin Baylor of the Lakers. At right are Darrall Imhoff of the Lakers and Bill Russell of the Celtics.
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Members of the American and National Basketball Associations shown in front of a New York restaurant on May 23, 1972, prior to a luncheon-news conference to promote a game on May 25 between all stars from the two leagues. From left: Al Bianchi, ABA Virginia coach; Julius Erving, Virginia player; Ralph Caso, Nassau County, N.Y., executive; Bob Love, player for the Chicago Bulls; and Elgin Baylor, former NBA player. Bianchi will coach the ABA team and Baylor, the NBA team, in the game at Nassau Coliseum.
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New Orleans Jazz Coach Elgin Baylor (in coat) shakes with, from left, Kent Benson of the Milwaukee Bucks, Tommy Green of the Jazz and Jimmy McElroy of the Jazz, who did not dress out for the Jazz-Bucks game in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans on April 7, 1979.
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Basketball Hall of Fame finalist Jamaal Wilkes, center, is greeted by George Gervin, from left, Elgin Baylor, James Worthy, Ann Meyers Drysdale, Bill Walton and David Robinson during a news conference announcing the 2011 Hall of Fame finalists at the NBA All Star weekend in Los Angeles.
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Elgin Baylor waves as he is honored along with other members of the 1974 Los Angeles Lakers Championship team, at half time of an NBA basketball game between the Houston Rockets and the Lakers in Los Angeles in 2012. Elgin Baylor, the Lakers’ 11-time NBA All-Star, died today of natural causes. He was 86. The Lakers announced that Baylor died in Los Angeles with his wife, Elaine, and daughter Krystal by his side.
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Earvin "Magic' Johnson helps clear streamers from a statue honoring Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers great Elgin Baylor after its unveiling outside Staples Center in Los Angeles in 2018.
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Los Angeles Lakers greats pose after the unveiling of a statue of Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers player Elgin Baylor, second from left, outside Staples Center in Los Angeles in 2018. From left are Jerry West, Baylor, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, musician Bill Withers, and Shaquille O'Neal. Elgin Baylor, the Lakers’ 11-time NBA All-Star, died today of natural causes. He was 86. The Lakers announced that Baylor died in Los Angeles with his wife, Elaine, and daughter Krystal by his side.
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Elgin Baylor stands next to a statue, just unveiled, honoring the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers great, outside Staples Center in Los Angeles, in 2018.

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