Elden Campbell
Ex-Laker & NBA Champ
DEAD AT 57
Published December 3, 2025 5:26 AM PST
Elden Campbell — a longtime Los Angeles Lakers big man and key figure on the team during the ’90s — has died at 57 … according to the Los Angeles Times.
Campbell’s cause of death is unknown.
The 6’11” center spent 15 years in the NBA — more than half of that run in the purple and gold. The Lakers drafted Campbell in the first round in 1990, and he went on to share the floor with icons like Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant.
Campbell became a reliable force in L.A. … averaging nearly 15 points per game in the 1996-97 season.
He was traded to the Charolette Hornets in 1999, where he filled up the stat sheet and put up some of his strongest numbers.
RIP ELDEN CAMPBELL
He played 15 years in the league and averaged 15 & 8 during the 1996-97 season with the Lakers.
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Ironically, he earned a championship ring with the Detroit Pistons in 2004 … defeating the Lakers in the NBA Finals.
Campbell also had stints with the New Orleans Hornets, Seattle SuperSonics and New Jersey Nets.
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He was 57.
RIP