Elgin Baylor (1934-2021)

Elgin Baylor, the Lakers’ 11-time NBA All-Star who soared through the 1960s with a high-scoring style of basketball that became the model for the modern player, died Monday. He was 86.

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Mon., March 22, 2021

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 this Friday, April 6, 2012, filer photo. Elgin Baylor, the Lakers’ 11-time NBA All-Star, died Monday, March 22, 2021, 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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Los Angeles Lakers' Elgin Baylor drives against the Boston Celtics during the NBA championship game in Boston, in this April 19, 1962, file photo. Celtics' Tom Sanders (19) is at right. Elgin Baylor, the Lakers’ 11-time NBA All-Star, died Monday, March 22, 2021, 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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FILE - Elgin Baylor stands next to a statue, just unveiled, honoring the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers great, outside Staples Center in Los Angeles, in this Friday, April 6, 2018, file photo. Elgin Baylor, the Lakers’ 11-time NBA All-Star, died Monday, March 22, 2021, 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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NBA Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor speaks at an event before an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Dallas Mavericks in Los Angeles, in this Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, file photo. Elgin Baylor, the Lakers’ 11-time NBA All-Star, died Monday, March 22, 2021, 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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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 this Friday, April 6, 2018, file photo. 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 Monday, March 22, 2021, 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.

Reed Saxon Associated Press
Gonzaga students Macy Ryan, on left, and Bella Ghirardo react as Gonzaga head coach Mark Few boards a bus at Butler University’s Hinkle Fieldhouse after the Zags defeated Oklahoma, Monday. Ryan, had her t-shirt custom made with Few’s face.

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