Los Angeles Lakers legend Michael Cooper breaks down why he won Defensive Player of the Year over Michael Jordan in 1987.

Los Angeles Lakers retired the number 21 jersey of Michael Cooper, one of the members of the legendary Showtime Lakers led by Pat Riley, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and James Worthy.

The Los Angeles Lakers honored their most recent Hall of Famer, former five-time "Showtime"-era champion Michael Cooper, with a special jersey retirement ceremony during their 126-102 blowout ...

Michael Cooper spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers as a defense-minded guard who always focused on helping his Showtime teammates to be stars. When the Lakers raised Cooper's No ...

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LOS ANGELES – Michael Cooper spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers as a defense-minded guard who always focused on helping his Showtime teammates to be stars. When the Lakers ...

The emotional ceremony, in which Cooper's No. 21 jersey was flanked by Magic's No. 32 and Worthy's No. 42, took place at halftime of the game that Wembanyama's Spurs won against LeBron James' Lakers.