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 ...
Ranking the greatest NBA players of all time... NBA Finals series record: 0-7 Playoff record: 72-62 (.537) Playoff stats: 27.0 PPG (43.9% FG) | 12.9 RPG | 4.0 APG Regular season games played: 846 ...
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 ...
2015 — Klay Thompson sets an NBA record for the most points in a quarter, a 37-point third period that powers the Golden State Warriors to a 126-101 victory over the Sacramento Kings. Thompson makes ...
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 ...
LeBron James passed Elgin Baylor in rebounds last night and is No. 27 all-time now. He also moved ahead of Charles Jones in ...
From Minneapolis to Los Angeles and 17 NBA Championships ... throughout Lakers History The first time Bill Bertka watched Elgin Baylor play in person was in the 1958 NCAA Final Four, 63 years ...
"With ridiculous scoring and rebounding numbers, especially for a non-big man, Elgin Baylor was one of the first players who would awe fans with impressive athleticism from the wing." ...