The Los Angeles Lakers are among the most successful and celebrated basketball teams in the history of the NBA. They are a ...

“I’m so so thrilled that my Showtime running mate and one of my best friends Michael Cooper has been elected into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame!!” Lakers great James Worthy, another f ...

Cooper was the backbone of the Showtime Lakers in the 1980s. He helped lead the Lakers to five champions in that decade due to his outstanding defense and being a superstar in his role.

The episode highlights the peak of the rising tensions ... he would end up becoming a crucial part of the Showtime Lakers' overall success during the 1980s and beyond. RELATED: What Happened ...

April 3, 2024 He joins “Showtime” teammates Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bob McAdoo, Jamaal Wilkes, Worthy, Johnson and coach Pat Riley in the Hall of Fame. He’s the 31st player to wear a Lakers ...

Los Angeles Lakers legend and Showtime-era defensive guard Michael Cooper thought the phone call was an April Fool’s Joke. But the call from Jerry Colangelo, chairman of the Naismith Basketball ...

Showtime is back in Los Angeles. I know it’s a big statement, and while it may seem to many to be a little premature there’s little doubt that the Lakers are on their way back towards the kind ...