Defense -- not offense -- was Cooper's calling card, and it helped the Lakers claim 5 NBA titles during the 1980s. Steve ...

Michael Cooper, a five-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers and current associate head coach at Cal State LA, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ...

The parity of today’s NBA almost has a battle royale feel to it. All 30 teams start in the wrestling ring at once and then we see who gets eliminated. I don’t want that. I want the NBA to be Mortal ...

When Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame chairman Jerry Colangelo called former Los Angeles Lakers Showtime-era legend Michael Cooper on April 1 this year ...

Showtime-era Los Angeles Lakers legend Michael Cooper never made an All-Star team during his 12-year NBA run. He didn't even ...