NBA Champion Elden Campbell’s Cause of Death Revealed

NBA champion Elden Campbell‘s cause of death has been revealed … with officials telling TMZ Sports the former Laker died due to an accidental drowning.

The medical examiner in Florida says Campbell — who was 57 years old — was pronounced deceased at 8:03 PM on December 1.

The news of his tragic death was first announced by his former teammates and professional and college organizations.

The 6’11” center spent 15 years in the NBA — more than half of that run with the Los Angeles Lakers, who drafted Campbell in the first round in 1990.

He also suited up for the Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets, Seattle SuperSonics, Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets and Detroit Pistons … winning a championship with Motor City in 2004.

Campbell’s family released a statement on the loss … saying, “Elden was a man of faith who trusted in his lord and savior Jesus Christ.  Husband, father, brother, cousin and friend.”

“He was a man to whom family meant everything — generous, funny, disciplined and kind, but could shut you down if required. A man of God, he passed doing what he loved; fishing out on the ocean, enjoying his idea of an ideal day.”