“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 ...

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 ...

And so [Monday night] is, to me, more special than the Hall of Fame, but both of them are equally important.” Cooper was a third-round draft pick (60th overall) of the Lakers out of the University of ...