NBA champion and Clemson great Elden Campbell dead at 57

NBA champion and former Los Angeles Lakers center Elden Campbell is dead at his alma mater Clemson released Wednesday The cause of death was not straightaway known We mourn the loss of Elden Campbell our all-time leading scorer All-American and three-time All-ACC competitor who passed away at the age of Clemson disclosed in a announcement CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Campbell is also the winningest sportsman in Clemson history as he played in a program-record victories He is also the leading scorer on the lone Clemson group that won the ACC championship in the effort s history Campbell played in the NBA for seasons and growing up in Inglewood California was a fan of the Lakers as a kid The -foot- center played eight and a half seasons for his childhood crew The Lakers drafted Campbell in the first round of the NBA Draft out of Clemson CLIPPERS ABRUPTLY PART OPTIONS WITH NBA STAR CHRIS PAUL IN STUNNING LATE-NIGHT MOVECampbell beat the Lakers in the NBA Finals when he was a member of the Detroit Pistons in the - season Campbell played in games during the Pistons run to the title Campbell played for six different teams in his career the Lakers the Charlotte Hornets the Pistons the New Orleans Hornets the Seattle SuperSonics and the New Jersey Nets In career games he averaged points per challenge rebounds per tournament and assists per contest Campbell earned the nicknames Big E and Easy E for his demeanor and play style Byron Scott who was a teammate of Campbell s for two separate stints with the Lakers disclosed he was a good dude I just remember his demeanor That s why we nicknamed him Easy E Scott informed The Los Angeles Times He was just so cool nothing speeding him up He was going to take his time He was just easy He was such a good dude I loved Easy man Another one of Campbell s former Lakers teammates and childhood friend Cedric Ceballos took to social media to mourn his death This one hurt to the bone Grew up as kids together Ceballos posted to Instagram Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter