Longtime NBA center Elden Campbell has died, according to multiple reports. The 7-footer played his high school basketball at Morningside High School in Inglewood and was drafted by his hometown Lakers in 1990 out of Clemson University.

Former Los Angeles Lakers center Elden Campbell, who won the 2004 NBA Finals with the Detroit Pistons, has died at age 57.

Elden Campbell, a towering figure who played alongside Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, and the late Kobe Bryant with the Los Angeles Lakers and won an NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons, has died.

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