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NBA Legend Elgin Baylor Selling Beverly Hills Mansion
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NBA Legend Elgin Baylor is selling his Beverly Hills mansion for $4.25M. He bought the pad back in 1992 for less than $2M.Here’s the description of the property via Trulia, “Perfectly positioned for maximum views, this 8100 sq ft celebrity estate rests comfortably on a private road just steps away from Trousdale Estates. 6 bedrooms–all en suite–with...
NBA Legend Elgin Baylor Selling Whitest House Ever Owned By Black Dude For Cool $4.25 Million!
Let’s face it, Elgin Baylor is losing street cred by the day that he lives in this crazy Beverly Hills house he just put on the market for $4.25 million. Our friends at Trulia sent word today that Baylor is trying to unload this place that he purchased for only $1,445,248 in 1992.
This is, hands down, the whitest house ever owned by a black dude with street cred to maintain in...
All Time NBA Mock Draft- Shaq v Kobe Game 2
It’s game two of this best of three set in the greatest internet fantasy tournament ever created.
In today’s matchup, we have another in the installment of the Shaq v Kobe debate in the All Time NBA Mock Draft- Shaq v Kobe Game 2.
All you need to know is Shaq and his boys pulled the “upset” of sorts with the game 1 win, and have home court advantage for game 2, a close...
Bill Russell, Tom Heinsohn, Elgin Baylor Paved Way for Expanded Labor Rights for NBA Players
In 1964, the revolution was nearly televised. The NBA was set to feature its first live, televised All-Star game in Boston. It was a big deal for the nine-team league, which would be called a "bush league" by Wilt Chamberlain on the cover of Sports Illustrated a little more than year later. The Celtics regularly braved the wintery slick of I-95 to play games in Providence...
The Best Plays You’ve Never Seen Before, Featuring Elgin Baylor
Good evening, basketball fans, and welcome to another edition of The Best Plays You’ve Never Seen Before! In this post you will find awesome highlights with only a few Youtube views, including an unusual alley-oop to Kevin Garnett, a flashy pass from Shaun Livingston, and a monster dunk over the greatest defender of all-time. The digging has been done for you… all you’ve...
All Time NBA Mock Draft- Elgin Baylor v Lebron James
As we head into the challenge round of our All Time NBA Mock Draft we have learned a couple of things about people’s views on the history of the NBA.
A great big man will always influence the game more than a great guard, defense may win championships, but some offensive forces just can’t be stopped, and most of all never count out what type of scheme someone is playing in,...
Kevin Durant Does Not Yet Rank Himself Alongside Washington, D.C. Greats Elgin Baylor and Dave Bing
Our nation's capital has a long history of basketball greatness, and Kevin Durant is quickly making his way up the list of the greatest players to come out of Washington, D.C. Yet Durant demurred Wednesday when he was asked whether he belonged in the discussion off all-time greats from "The District." "My goal as a kid was to be the best player ever in my area...
NBA Playoff Spotlight: Baylor’s 61-point game
One of the most outstanding playoff performances in history belongs to the graceful Elgin Baylor in Game 5 in 1962 in which he racked up 61 points. The 1962 NBA Finals series would be tied 2-2 as the strong and determined Baylor established a Finals record with 61 points and added 22 rebounds against the herculean Celtics on their turf [...]
Bynum's 30-board game no surprise to Lakers great
Elgin Baylor talks almost wistfully about the craft of rebounding, as if it's artwork that has been misplaced or a treasure trove that can't be retrieved from deep-sea waters.
He was a 6-foot-5 forward for the Lakers when he took 30 rebounds in a 1961 game against the Cincinnati Royals. He was watching on TV when Andrew Bynum grabbed an equally striking 30 rebounds Wednesday...
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April 13, 2012
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This Day in Laker History: November 15th
In lieu of the regular season, Laker Nation has decided to take you back through Laker history to recap important games, record-breaking performances and memorable news from the past 64 years of the franchise. We understand that it’s not the basketball you may have been hoping for, but for the time being, it’s the closest we’ll get to reading about the Lakers on a basketball...
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