Cooper is the 13th Laker to see his jersey retired. He joins Kobe ... 60 overall pick in the 1978 NBA Draft out of New Mexico, the 6-foot-7 swingman was an eight-time All-Defensive Team honoree ...

The Lakers retired the No. 21 jersey of Naismith Basketball ... track of games started in the 1981-82 season. The 6-foot-7-inch, 170-pound Cooper was known for his tenacious defense, usually ...

The Associated Press Michael Cooper, a Hall of Famer and Lakers legend, has his No. 21 jersey raised to the rafters in Los Angeles on Monday. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Cooper spent his entire ...

This is hometown,” Cooper said before the Lakers’ game against the San Antonio Spurs in which his jersey was retired at halftime. “The Hall of Fame is something unique in itself and, again ...