“Tonight is, to me, more special than the Hall-of-Fame,” Cooper said beforehand. “But both of them are equally important.” Initially, Cooper’s words seemed startling. Explore the NBA ...
This honor came just a couple of months after Cooper was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Cooper was the Lakers’ defensive stopper during that time, making eight NBA ...
Cooper was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame last October, 33 years after his last NBA game. The Lakers only retire the numbers of Hall of Famers, and they quickly ...
Calling it an ‘overwhelming’ honor, the former defensive stalwart has his No. 21 jersey raised to the Crypto.com Arena rafters during halftime of Monday’s game against the Spurs Click to ...