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NBA champion and former Los Angeles Lakers center Elden Campbell is dead at 57, his alma mater Clemson announced Wednesday.

The cause of death was not immediately known.

“We mourn the loss of Elden Campbell, our all-time leading scorer, All-American and three-time All-ACC player, who passed away at the age of 57,” Clemson said in a statement.

Campbell is also the winningest player in Clemson history, as he played in a program-record 84 victories. He is also the leading scorer on the lone Clemson team that won the ACC championship in the program’s history.

Campbell played in the NBA for 15 seasons and, growing up in Inglewood, California, was a fan of the Lakers as a kid. The 6-foot-11 center played eight and a half seasons for his childhood

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