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.

Michael Cooper spent his entire career ... on helping his Showtime teammates to be stars. When the Lakers raised Cooper's No. 21 to the rafters on Monday night, Cooper relished his long-awaited ...

The Los Angeles Lakers have added another jersey to the rafters as they officially retired Michael Cooper's No. 21 in a halftime ceremony during their game against the San Antonio Spurs.

Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas. Cooper was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 1987 while being named to the All-Defensive First Team five times and the All-Defensive Second Team three times.

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 ...

As one of the prominent leaders of the Showtime Los Angeles Lakers era, Magic Johnson never misses on singing his praise for ...

"To me, the greatest defender but also a guy who hit six threes in the NBA Finals," Magic said about Michael, per the ...

LOS ANGELES — Michael Cooper’s induction into the Naismith ... over the last few months. The former Lakers defensive stalwart’s No. 21 jersey was retired and raised to the rafters at ...

However, Lakers legend Michael Cooper strongly criticized the Luka Doncic trade, sparking further debate on NBA. “ I don’t necessarily like the trade. I respect the trade .

"He (Olajuwon) was almost like a mythical figure," said Brooks. "I'm like, 'Wow, this guy is one of the best players in the world, but he acts like he's trying to make the team like I am." "The Dream" ...