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  • • Lakers retire Michael Cooper’s No. 21 jersey in emotional-halftime ceremony
    It is not always common that a basketball player ends up playing his entire career with a single franchise, as was the case with Michael Cooper’s time in Los Angeles. This is why the Lakers decided to raise his No. 21 jersey to the rafters on Monday night, and celebrate the defence-minded guard’s contribution to […] The post Lakers retire Michael Cooper’s No. 21 jersey in e...2025
  • Check out highlights from Vince Carter, Chauncey Billups, Michael Cooper, others inducted into Hall of Fame
    • Check out highlights from Vince Carter, Chauncey Billups, Michael Cooper, others inducted into Hall of Fame
    "From now on, they don't just say you're first and last name without saying... 'Hall of Famer.'"...2024
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  • Hall of Fame value: Why Michael Cooper finally made it to Springfield
    • Hall of Fame value: Why Michael Cooper finally made it to Springfield
    The Lakers' defensive specialist was more than that. "If we don't have Coop, we don't win those series," former Lakers teammate Byron Scott said of five titles....2024
  • • Lakers to Retire Michael Cooper’s No. 21 on Jan. 13 Against Spurs
    The Los Angeles Lakers will be honoring Michael Cooper during the 2024-25 NBA season. The Lakers announced Thursday that the team will be retiring Cooper’s No. 21 jersey on Jan. 13, 2025, against the San Antonio Spurs. Cooper, 68, was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame for the Class of 2024. As a […] The post Lakers to Retire Michael Cooper’s No. 21 on Jan. 13 Aga...2024
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  • Lakers To Retire Michael Cooper’s No. 21 In January
    • Lakers To Retire Michael Cooper’s No. 21 In January
    The Lakers will retire Michael Cooper‘s No. 21 jersey on January 13 when they host San Antonio, the team announced (via Twitter). A Los Angeles native, Cooper was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in April. He won five championships while spending his entire NBA playing career with the Lakers. Cooper was […]...2024
  • NBA Legend Michael Cooper Rips Mavericks’ Luka Doncic: ‘He’s Lazy’
    • NBA Legend Michael Cooper Rips Mavericks’ Luka Doncic: ‘He’s Lazy’
    Five-time NBA champion Michael Cooper recently took a shot a Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic. Cooper, one of the best players in Los Angeles Lakers history, called Doncic “lazy.” “To me, he’s lazy,” Cooper said on his podcast. “Doesn’t hustle back on defense.” The Mavericks lost to the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA Finals […] The post NBA Le...2024

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Michael Cooper lifestyle

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Timeline

  • 2025
    "It is not always common that a basketball player ends up playing his entire career with a single franchise, as was the case with Michael Cooper’s time in Los Angeles."

  • 2024
    "Michael Cooper, Walter Davis, Bo Ryan and Charles Smith were also among the North American Committee finalists along with Carter — an eight-time NBA All-Star — and Portland Trail Blazers coach Billups — a five-time NBA All-Star."

  • 2023
    "NBA fans found it quite amusing, but Lakers legend Michael Cooper saw it differently."

  • 2022
    "Michael Jordan, Michael Cooper, Maurice Cheeks and LeBron James might come to mind."

  • 2021
    "However, ESPN shared an amusing story about his pre-draft workout with the Lakers where he destroyed a 40-year-old Michael Cooper and even kicked him in his nuts back […] The post Kobe Bryant once kicked a member of the Showtime Lakers right in the nuts appeared first on ClutchPoints."

  • 2020
    "From Michael Cooper to Raja Bell, these five players helped pave the way for others in that role today"

  • 2018
    "Allen Iverson will not coach in the BIG3 this season because of scheduling conflicts and will be replaced by former Lakers player Michael Cooper with 3's Company."

  • 2017
    "Nick Young will be the first Laker to compete at the Three-Point Contest since the Showtime days of Michael Cooper and Byron Scott."

  • 2016
    "Steelers sign free agent WR Cobi Hamilton and free agent TE Michael Cooper."

  • 2015
    "Or is he merely this decade's Artest or Michael Cooper?"

  • 2014
    "En route to the fifth title of the Duncan-Popovich era, the trio of Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili surpassed Los Angeles Lakers Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Cooper (110 wins) as the winningest Big Three in playoff history with 118 postseason wins."

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  • • Kobe Bryant once kicked a member of the Showtime Lakers right in the nuts
    Many inspirational stories about the late Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant have been retold by countless individuals in the past year, especially after his tragic death. However, ESPN shared an amusing story about his pre-draft workout with the Lakers where he destroyed a 40-year-old Michael Cooper and even kicked him in his nuts back […] The post Kobe Bryant once kicked a member of the S...2021
  • • Steelers sign Hamilton and Cooper
    2016
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Michael Cooper stats and results

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Michael Cooper parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

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  • Lakers Legend Blasts LeBron for Disrespectful Move
    • Lakers Legend Blasts LeBron for Disrespectful Move
    Once LeBron had finished his preseason stint against the Warriors on Friday, he decided to change into some street clothes and eat some food on the bench. NBA fans found it quite amusing, but Lakers legend Michael Cooper saw it differently. “I didn’t like that,” Cooper said on the latest episode of the Showtime with […] The post Lakers Legend Blasts LeBron for Disrespectful Move appeared fir...2023
  • • Steelers sign Hamilton and Cooper
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  • • Former NBA Champion Calls Out Kristaps Porzingis and the Celtics
    Former Lakers player Michael Cooper’s hate for the Celtics is very much still alive, evidenced in his recent rip of the Boston for the Kristaps Porzingis trade. The five-time NBA champion was quick to admit Boston is still the team he “loves to hate” after being a mainstay during the Celtics-Lakers rivalry during the 1980s. […] The post Former NBA Champion Calls Out Kristap...2023

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Michael Cooper schedule, game

  • • Basketball Hall of Fame: Paul Pierce, Michael Cooper, Lauren Jackson highlight class of 2021 nominees
    The Class of 2021 enshrinement ceremony is scheduled for Sept. 2021...2020
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Michael Cooper rumors, scandals

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  • • Pat Riley found it ‘almost shocking’ Heat players let LeBron get to point he wanted to leave Miami
    Heat president compares it to Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, Byron Scott and Michael Cooper staying together with Lakers...2015
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