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As the Clippers’ broadcaster, Ralph Lawler was paid to talk, but in the spring of 1986 he heard a piece of news that left him “dumbfounded.” Elgin Baylor was being hired as the team’s lead basketball ...

Hall of Fame Los Angeles Lakers legend and former Los Angeles Clippers executive Elgin Baylor has died. He was 86. On Monday, the Lakers announced the news on Twitter that Baylor was surrounded by his ...

Named for a timepiece, Elgin Baylor’s timing on a basketball court was always pinpoint perfect. Whether performing a pirouette in midair under the basket or gliding across the hardwood in Fred Astaire ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 ...