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Former Los Angeles Laker, NBA Champion Elden Campbell Dead at 57

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.

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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.