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‘Class act’: Basketball world mourns death of ‘one of the best ever’ – Yahoo Sport Australia
Tributes are pouring in across the basketball world after the death of the Hall of Fame legend.
Elgin Baylor was regarded by many as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Pic: AAP
The basketball world is mourning the loss of legendary Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor, following news that the Los Angeles Lakers great has died at the age of 86.
Baylor – regarded by many as the ‘original Michael Jordan’ – was a colossus in the 1960s with a high-scoring style of basketball that became the model for the modern NBA player.
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