{"id":904764,"date":"2026-09-22T01:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T01:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/904764\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T01:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T01:32:12","slug":"late-nba-star-elgin-baylor-family-war-over-fortune-erupts-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/904764\/","title":{"rendered":"Late NBA Star Elgin Baylor: Family War Over Fortune Erupts In Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260921_9ad53d4ae5ed47aab49c87f59c305078\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:8fc3e533-bf45-4159-806a-79ac2568bb51\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9ad53d4ae5ed47aab49c87f59c305078_md.jpg\" alt=\"Elgin Baylor getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>NBA legend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/elgin-baylor\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elgin Baylor<\/a>&#8216;s family is fighting over his estate, years after his death &#8230; and it&#8217;s getting nasty.<\/p>\n<p>According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Elgin&#8217;s daughter, Alison Clayton, filed a petition claiming her stepmom, Elaine Baylor, is withholding information about her inheritance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260921_fc7f451487e94ddc8c471ba348bfb419\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:8fc3e533-bf45-4159-806a-79ac2568bb51\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fc7f451487e94ddc8c471ba348bfb419_md.jpg\" alt=\"Elgin Baylor sub getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elgin died on March 22, 2021, at 86 &#8230; and Alison said her stepmom, who was with Elgin at the time, didn&#8217;t let Alison or her brother know their dad had died, and has since refused to reveal any information about the estate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alison said she moved to the East Coast in 1991 but remained in contact with her dad until around 2018.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20210322_7f075d1c47824237a0c9dbc05ccaffa4\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:8fc3e533-bf45-4159-806a-79ac2568bb51\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7f075d1c47824237a0c9dbc05ccaffa4_md.jpg\" alt=\"0322-elgin baylor-getty2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>She said her stepmom knew she had a relationship with her dad for years but still decided to cut her out of the situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Elaine has yet to respond to the case.<\/p>\n<p>Elgin is in the Basketball Hall of Fame &#8230; he was the No. 1 overall NBA draft pick in 1958 and played 14 seasons for the Lakers. 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