Lakers fans know and remember new Hall of Fame inductee Michael Cooper as a defensive stopper, but he was also an outstanding ...

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 to inform him he had made the Hall ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (CNS) -- Former Lakers guard Michael Cooper was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Sunday in Springfield, Massachusetts for his stellar defense ...

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 ...