The debate over the greatest players in NBA history rages on, but Los Angeles Lakers legend Michael Cooper weighed in with his own top five list. Notably, his picks did not include LeBron James or ...

Michael Cooper, the Pasadena native who was the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year in 1987, was inducted into the Hall of ...

LOS ANGELES — Michael Cooper’s induction into the ... “Because it’s Lakers,” Cooper responded when asked to explain on his previous comment. “This is hometown. The Hall of Fame is ...

Michael Cooper, who in his long career never managed to be an All-Star, was selected five times to the All-Defensive First Team and was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 1987. "I always ...

Decades after anchoring the Showtime Lakers' perimeter defense, Michael Cooper joins that era's stars in the rafters. The Associated Press Michael Cooper, a Hall of Famer and Lakers legend ...

Calling it an “overwhelming” honor, the former defensive stalwart has his No. 21 jersey raised to the Crypto.com Arena ...

Michael Cooper spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers as a defense-minded guard who always focused on helping his Showtime teammates to be stars. When the Lakers raised Cooper's No ...

The smile widened on Michael Cooper’s face. Then, the tears flowed. He just saw the Los Angeles Lakers retire his No. 21 jersey at halftime of the Lakers’ game against the San Antonio Spurs on ...

And yet, after Monday night, it wasn’t even the most “special” honor Cooper has received over the last few months. The former Lakers defensive stalwart’s No. 21 jersey was retired and ...