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Mitch Chortkoff, longtime Lakers reporter, dies at 78

Mitch Chortkoff, a columnist and beat writer who covered the Los Angeles Lakers for more than 50 years, has died. He was 78.

He died Tuesday at a healthcare facility in Van Nuys following a long illness, according to his brother Stan.

Chortkoff was considered the dean of the Lakers’ press corps,…


Source: Los Angeles Times

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