Defense -- not offense -- was Cooper's calling card, and it helped the Lakers claim 5 NBA titles during the 1980s. Steve ...

When Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame chairman Jerry Colangelo called former Los Angeles Lakers Showtime-era legend ...

Lakers fans know and remember new Hall of Fame inductee Michael Cooper as a defensive stopper, but he was also an outstanding ...

Showtime-era Los Angeles Lakers legend Michael Cooper never made an All-Star team during his 12-year NBA run. He didn't even ...

Believe it or not, former Showtime Lakers players Byron Scott and Michael Cooper didn't hate one Hall of Famer who played for ...

Today, October 13, 2024, 33 years after his retirement, Michael Cooper is in the Hall. And also on this day, Jerry West ...

The Lakers' defensive specialist was more than that. "If we don’t have Coop, we don’t win those series," former Lakers ...

Michael Cooper, a five-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers and current associate head coach at Cal State LA, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ...

Michael Cooper admits he will get emotional during his Hall of Fame induction and Los Angeles Lakers jersey retirement.

Lakers open the season against on Oct. 22.Mays is reportedly in talks with Fenerbahce Beko after Scottie Wilbekin tore his ...

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Michael Cooper will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on ...

The Los Angeles Lakers have two major inductees in the 2024 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class. One is perhaps ...