Former Lakers guard Michael Cooper, a stellar defensive player and member of the Showtime Lakers, is one of the newest members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Monday in Springfield, ...

West is the first to be a three-time inductee; Cooper welcomed for contributions to “Showtime” Lakers championships.

When Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame chairman Jerry Colangelo called former Los Angeles Lakers Showtime-era legend Michael Cooper on April 1 this year ...

On April 1, around 9:15 a.m., Michael Cooper’s phone rang with ... a member of the 1960 U.S. Olympic team, selected Cooper out of New Mexico in the third round of the 1978 draft with the 60th ...

Former Lakers guard Michael Cooper is in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player. He joins his teammates ...

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

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

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 ...

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard and Sparks coach Michael Cooper will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Sunday, culminating a career that saw the LA native win five NBA titles as a ...

Michael Cooper also played a key role with his perimeter defense during the Lakers’ five title runs (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987 and 1988). By mastering that job description, Cooper collected an NBA ...

Defense -- not offense -- was Cooper's calling card, and it helped the Lakers claim 5 NBA titles during the 1980s. Steve Aschburner Michael Cooper ... the University of New Mexico to play under ...