Feb. 16—INDIANAPOLIS — Michael Cooper is one step from the Basketball Hall of Fame. Cooper, a former star on the hardwood for New Mexico and later a defensive specialist on the Showtime Lakers NBA ...
During the 1980s, the Los Angeles Lakers were filled to the brim with big-time stars. Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar got much of the credit, but they also couldn’t have been as successful as ...
Michael Cooper was one of the best defensive guards of the 1980s, and he solidified his reputation by winning the Defensive Player of the Year trophy in 1987. A 6-foot-7 wingman with long arms, quick ...
Los Angeles Lakers legend and Showtime-era defensive guard Michael Cooper thought the phone call was an April Fool’s Joke. But the call from Jerry Colangelo, chairman of the Naismith Basketball Hall ...