Former basketball player Alden Campbell died of drowning following a medical emergency while fishing on Monday, a family member and a Broward County official told media outlets.
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said Campbell’s death was accidental, According to TMZand Thomas Steenkamp, chief of investigative services for Broward County. confirmed by people That it was caused by drowning.
Campbell’s sister, Sandra, told the New York Post The medical emergency “suddenly” occurred when Campbell, 57, returned to shore after fishing in Florida and the family didn’t know what happened.
Campbell is the all-time leading scorer CLEMSON With 1,880 marks. he played for Los Angeles Lakers and won NBA titles in the 1990s detroit pistons,
Clemson had Campbell’s death announced Earlier this week without giving details.
He was a three-time All-ACC selection from 1986 to 1990 and made three NCAA Tournament appearances with the Tigers. As a senior, Campbell helped lead Clemson to its only regular season ACC title before a run to the Sweet 16, where it lost. Yukon On the buzzer-beater.
Campbell, nicknamed the “Big Easy”, ranks second in career blocks (334) and eighth in rebounds (836) for Clemson, among other accolades.
Selected in the first round by the Lakers in 1990, Campbell played nine seasons in Los Angeles before he was traded. charlotte hornets in 1999. He would also play for Seattle, New Jersey and Detroit, and won an NBA title with the Pistons in 2003–04 before his career ended the following year.
In 1,044 career games over 15 NBA seasons, Campbell averaged 10.3 points and 5.9 rebounds.
