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Michael Cooper: Getting Jersey Retired By Lakers Is More Special Than Making Hall Of Fame
This is hometown,” Cooper said before the Lakers’ game against the San Antonio Spurs in which his jersey was retired at halftime. “The Hall of Fame is something unique in itself and, again ...
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"I had alcohol substance abuse. Jerry was the first one to pull me to side" - Michael Cooper credits Jerry West for turning his life around
Michael Cooper was one of the most decorated defensive ... Yet, years after he hung his jersey in retirement, Coop faced a personal battle that proved harder to defend, and it threatened to ...
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"The hardest one would have to be Larry Bird" - Michael Cooper crowns Larry Bird as the toughest defensive assignment of his career
Related: "He never felt like a winner with that team" - Michael Jordan recognized Dennis Rodman's zeal to prove himself after San Antonio put a "bad label" on him Cooper recently had his jersey ...
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"He pushed me to greatness" - Magic Johnson explains why Michael Cooper was instrumental in Lakers' success
Michael Cooper understood the angles ... That's one of the reasons why Cooper's jersey hangs in the rafters. "He'll go down as the greatest defender just like Pat will go down as the greatest ...