Former Los Angeles Lakers center Elden Campbell, who excelled in Los Angeles before winning a championship in Detroit, died Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles Times. He was 57. A number of Campbell's former teammates — including Byron Scott and Cedric Ceballos — paid tribute to the center Tuesday.

Elden Campbell, a 15-year NBA veteran who played with the Lakers for the first eight and a half seasons of his career, has died at age 57.

Campbell signed with the Detroit Pistons in July 2003 and helped the team win an NBA championship the following year against the Lakers.