He will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this year ... Cooper will be just the fifth Showtime-era Laker to see his jersey retired by the franchise, alongside Abdul ...

This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: Michael Cooper: Lakers jersey ceremony is more special to him than Hall of Fame induction ...

Cooper was previously named a Hall of Fame finalist in 2021 and 2022 before being enshrined last year. “And again, this one came out of nowhere,” Cooper said of the Lakers’ jersey retirement.

Cooper was inducted into the Hall of Fame in September 2024, and while that moment was memorable, he admitted that it means much more to have his jersey retired by the Lakers. Cooper told ...

On Monday, the Lakers retired his No. 21 jersey onto ... While Cooper greatly appreciated being inducted into the Hall of Fame, he said his jersey retirement ceremony was more special to him ...