Elden Campbell, a center who played 15 seasons in the NBA — including nine with the Los Angeles Lakers — and later won a championship with the Detroit Pistons, has died. He was 57.

Campbell's family informed the Pistons of the death, telling the team that he died on Monday. No cause was given.

The 6-foot-11 Campbell was born in Los Angeles and excelled at Morningside High before heading to Clemson. He was a first-team ACC selection in the 1989-90 season and finished as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,880 points.

Campbell helped the Tigers win the 1989-90 ACC regular-season title and reach the Sweet 16 before being selected in the first round of the 1990 NBA draft by his hometown Lakers.

He played nine seasons in Los Angeles, but didn't win a championship ring until later in

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