Elden Campbell
Cause Of Death Revealed
… Accidental Drowning
Published December 4, 2025 12:49 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 — passed away 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.