Hall of Fame former Showtime Lakers great Michael Cooper, one of the best perimeter defenders in NBA history, knows a thing ...

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Michael Cooper will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday, Oct. 13, 34 years after his NBA playing career ended. Cooper, who won five ...

In the modern era of the NBA, there has been lots of talk about so-called "super teams." This talk started in earnest when LeBron James took his talents to the Miami Heat and brought Chris Bosh with ...

When the Los Angeles Lakers brought in Magic Johnson in 1979, there were immediate concerns about how two ball-dominant point guards would co-exist as the Lakers already had Norm Nixon, who led the ...

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. 21 to ...

Former Los Angeles Lakers player Michel Cooper, center, gestures during his jersey retirement ceremony during halftime in a NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs ...

*Born and raised in Los Angeles, a product of Pasadena High School, Pasadena City College, then to the University of New Mexico, where Michael Cooper would eventually be drafted by the Los Angeles ...

Michael Cooper was one of the most valuable role players in Los Angeles Lakers history. The five-time NBA Champion spent all 12 seasons of his career with the franchise. On Tuesday, Cooper is ...