Former basketball participant Elden Campbell died Monday from drowning after struggling a medical emergency whereas out fishing, a member of his household and a Broward County official informed media shops.
The Broward County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned Campbell’s dying was unintended, based on TMZ, and Thomas Steinkamp, the chief of investigative providers for Broward County, confirmed to People who it was resulting from drowning.
Campbell’s sister, Sandra, informed The New York Publish that the medical emergency occurred “all of the sudden” when Campbell, 57, had returned to shore after fishing in Florida and that the household does not know what occurred.
Campbell is the all-time main scorer for Clemson with 1,880 factors. He performed for the Los Angeles Lakers within the Nineteen Nineties and received an NBA title with the Detroit Pistons.
Clemson had introduced Campbell’s dying earlier this week with out offering particulars.
He was a three-time All-ACC choice from 1986 to 1990, making three NCAA tournaments with the Tigers. As a senior, Campbell helped lead Clemson to its solely regular-season ACC title forward of a run to the Candy 16, the place it misplaced to UConn on a buzzer-beater.
Campbell, nicknamed “Large Straightforward,” additionally ranks second in profession blocks (334) and eighth in rebounds (836) for Clemson, amongst different accolades.
Chosen within the first spherical by the Lakers in 1990, Campbell would go on to play 9 seasons in Los Angeles earlier than he was traded to the Charlotte Hornets in 1999. He would additionally play for Seattle, New Jersey and Detroit, profitable an NBA title with the Pistons in 2003-04 earlier than his profession ended the next yr.
In 1,044 profession video games over 15 NBA seasons, Campbell averaged 10.3 factors and 5.9 rebounds.
