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Elden Campbell has passed away at the age of 57 due to causes that are still unknown. The lanky center played for fifteen seasons in the NBA, nine of them with the Los Angeles Lakers, the franchise with which he is usually identified. However, it was in 2004, with the Detroit Pistons, when he rose to the heights of North American basketball by winning the championship ring.
Campbell defended the Lakers jerseys (1990-99), where he began his NBA career after being selected in the 27th draft pick. He also played for the Hornets, Pistons, Nets, and SuperSonics. A long career that began in 1990 and lasted until 2005. “I remember his attitude. That's why we nicknamed him Easy E. He was so calm, nothing sped him up. He took his time. He was simply calm. He was a good guy. I loved Easy, man,” Byron Scott told the Los Angeles Times after the news broke. “It hurt me a lot. We grew up together as kids,” said Cedric Ceballos.You can also read: Toros logran tercera victoria seguida al dominar 6-1 a las Estrellas en San Pedro
Campbell shared a locker room with Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. In the 1996-97 season, he averaged 14.9 points per game. However, his best records came in the Charlotte Hornets, where he averaged 15.3 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. His long career in the NBA left statistics of 10.3 points and 5.9 rebounds. "I didn't want to be a great player; I just wanted to play" The Californian gave the impression that he could have been a more notorious player. However, that tranquility he boasted relegated him to the background, as Scott recalls, who evokes Campbell's human quality. "He had the potential to be a great player. He just wanted to play. He didn't train until his contract was up and prepared to try to get another one. He didn't dedicate that much time, but he had some skills. He was big and strong, and he could jump. He had that good jump shot. To be honest, he didn't want to be a great player. He just wanted to play. But what a good guy."
