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 the news that he finally had been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was sitting next to his wife ...

Defensive stalwart Cooper will be enshrined Sunday in Springfield, Massachusetts, along with West, who is going in as an ...

The Class of 2024 being enshrined this weekend at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and Museum doesn’t feature a ...

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

“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 86: “Jerry ...