Remembering Elgin Baylor, The Player Who Saved The LA Lakers – The Wilmington Journal

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Remembering Elgin Baylor, The Player Who Saved The LA Lakers – The Wilmington Journal

Before Dr. J., Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant or LeBron James, there was Elgin Baylor. Baylor, 86, deemed one of the 50 greatest all-time players in the history of the NBA, died on March [...]

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