LOS ANGELES (KABC) --
Alina Claire Kupchak, the daughter of Los Angeles Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak, passed away Monday after a lengthy illness. She was 15. The team released the following statement on Twitter:
Lakers statement on the passing of GM Mitch Kupchak’s daughter, Alina. pic.twitter.com/6x3oQ1Mkhn
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) January 5, 2015
The specific cause of death was not immediately released. Kupchak has been the Lakers' general manager since 2000. He played in the NBA for 10 years, retiring in 1986.
