"Rumor has it that the Minneapolis Lakers, had they not been able to get Elgin, they may have gone under," said Lakers color commentator Stu Lantz during a tribute to Baylor's legacy in 2018.

Elgin Baylor (right, with Clippers owner Donald ... when the DC 3 plane carrying the Minneapolis Lakers from a game in St. Louis back home crash landed in a cornfield in Carroll, Iowa, after ...

It was an Elgin. "And that's what he named me after," said Baylor, no doubt relieved ... the financially troubled Lakers franchise. The team was located in Minneapolis then, but after dominating ...

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 ...

Last week the NBA community lost a giant with the passing of Elgin Baylor ... the game of basketball. The Lakers of course honored the 11-time All-Star, as he spent his entire 14 year playing career ...

The Los Angeles Lakers have won 17 championships in their franchise history. They have seen plenty of impressive individual ...

The Los Angeles Lakers, led by Jerry West and Elgin Baylor, overpowered the Boston Celtics 123-113 to even the best of seven series for the National Basketball Association Champioinship ...