Michael Cooper, the defensive backbone of the “Showtime” Lakers teams of the 1980s, has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, according to a pair of social media posts ...

Cooper, who won five NBA championships as part of the 'Showtime Lakers,' is one of four players in the Class of 2024 Hall of Fame. How to Watch The Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony will air on ...

Of course, years later, they won five world titles in the 1980s with a galaxy of stars and difference-makers. One of them was Michael Cooper, who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball ...

In his interview with Chick Hearn in 1987, he admitted gratitude for having players who, despite having more caliber and potential than the roles offered to them, willingly sacrificed potential ...

Michael Cooper wore high socks and wrist bands for his grandmother to recognize him ... I just played this for the love of the game and winning championships," Coop once said in his Showtime Podcast.