The Los Angeles Lakers honored one of the core members of the ‘Showtime’ era as Michael Cooper saw his No. 21 jersey be placed in the rafters alongside many other franchise legends on Monday night.

The smile widened on Michael Cooper’s face. Then, the tears flowed. He just saw the Los Angeles Lakers retire his No. 21 jersey at halftime of the Lakers’ game against the San Antonio Spurs on ...

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.