Elden Campbell
Cause Of Death Revealed
… Accidental Drowning
Published December 4, 2025 12:49 PM PST
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Updated December 4, 2025 2:17 PM PST
NBA champion Elden Campbell‘s cause of death has been revealed … with officials telling TMZ Sports the former Laker died due to an accidental drowning.
The medical examiner in Florida says Campbell — who was 57 years old — was pronounced deceased at 8:03 PM on December 1.
The news of his tragic death was first announced by his former teammates and professional and college organizations.
The 6’11” center spent 15 years in the NBA — more than half of that run with the Los Angeles Lakers, who drafted Campbell in the first round in 1990.
He also suited up for the Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets, Seattle SuperSonics, Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets and Detroit Pistons … winning a championship with Motor City in 2004.
Campbell’s family released a statement on the loss … saying, “Elden was a man of faith who trusted in his lord and savior Jesus Christ. Â Husband, father, brother, cousin and friend.”
“He was a man to whom family meant everything — generous, funny, disciplined and kind, but could shut you down if required. A man of God, he passed doing what he loved; fishing out on the ocean, enjoying his idea of an ideal day.”
Campbell is survived by his wife, four children and three siblings.
