ELGIN, AN OVERLOOKED NBA SUPERSTAR
REMEMBERING ELGIN — If your passion for the NBA started around the time Magic and Bird were running the floor, or around the time Michael began his Air Jordan act, do yourself a favor. Go to YouTube and look at highlight films featuring the first hoop superstar who legitimately could go by one name: Elgin. L.A. Lakers legend Elgin Baylor died on March 22, 2021, and when his name landed in the news, it was accompanied by dazzling footage of the man’s innovative play.
A do-it-all forward, Baylor had a potent arsenal— smooth-as-silk jump shot, powerful drive to the hoop, sneaky finger roll, fading bank shot moving away from the hoop and, of course, eye-popping hang time before hang time was a thing.
