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joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 01:59 PM Jan 2015

L.A. Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak's 15-Year-Old Daughter Dies,

The Los Angeles Lakers are reeling from the tragic news that General Manager Mitch Kupchak's 15-year-old daughter Alina has passed away.

The NBA team released a statement on Monday, Jan. 5, announcing the sad news before Lakers team members and NBA stars past and present conveyed their sympathies to the bereaved family.

"Alina Claire Kupchak, daughter of Lakers General Manager Mitch and his wife Claire, passed away this morning at the age of 15 after a lengthy illness," the Lakers team statement read. "The family asks for and appreciates their privacy at this difficult time, and would like to express their gratitude for everyone's love, support, thoughts and prayers."

https://celebrity.yahoo.com/news/l-lakers-gm-mitch-kupchaks-15-old-daughter-093509225-us-weekly.html

Very sad...way too young. RIP

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