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 ...

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 ...

Sunday was arguably the biggest day in the life of Michael Cooper, the former Los Angeles Lakers wing who helped them win five NBA championships in the 1980s. He was formally inducted into the ...

This weekend, former Los Angeles Lakers reserve Michael Cooper was officially inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was an integral member of the Showtime era because of ...

“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 ...

Cooper was the NBA Defensive Player of the Year ... 76ers who later won more than 400 games as a coach. Collins coached Michael Jordan in both Chicago and Washington, and also coached Philadelphia ...

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 ...