Los Angeles Lakers icon Michael Cooper is one of the rare individuals who successfully transitioned from being a player to ...

Michael Cooper was one of the best defensive guards of the 1980s, and he solidified his reputation by winning the Defensive Player of the Year trophy in 1987. A 6-foot-7 wingman with long arms ...

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

On April 1, around 9:15 a.m., Michael Cooper’s phone rang with the news that he finally had been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was sitting next to his wife ...

Defense -- not offense -- was Cooper's calling card, and it helped the Lakers claim 5 NBA titles during the 1980s. Steve Aschburner Michael Cooper reflects on wanting to continue giving back to ...

UNCASVILLE ― From the moment he stepped onto the stage, Michael Cooper became his own party’s captain and conductor. “My opening statement is ‘I have arrived,’” Cooper said.

Showtime-era Los Angeles Lakers legend Michael Cooper never made an All-Star team during his 12-year NBA run. He didn't even start for much of his tenure, which included five championships.

“He’s a friend and a mentor, and I owe him more than he could ever understand,” Michael Cooper said while choking back tears. No wonder Jonnie West said of his father, who died in June at ...

The 2024 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class got inducted on Sunday, and as such the Los Angeles Lakers paid tribute to Michael Cooper and Jerry West. Cooper was one of the defensive ...