Calling it an “overwhelming” honor, the former defensive stalwart has his No. 21 jersey raised to the Crypto.com Arena rafters during halftime of Monday’s game against the Spurs.

The Associated Press Michael Cooper, a Hall of Famer and Lakers legend, has his No. 21 jersey raised to the rafters in Los ...

The Los Angeles Lakers honored their most recent Hall of Famer, former five-time 'Showtime'-era champion Michael Cooper, with ...

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 night.

The debate over the greatest players in NBA history rages on, but Los Angeles Lakers legend Michael Cooper weighed in with ...

The smile widened on Michael Cooper’s face. Then, the tears flowed.

The five-time NBA champion speaks on what it means to have his jersey retired by the team he spent his whole career with.

Michael Cooper spent his entire career ... of "Coooooooooop" given to him throughout the night. The Lakers gave a Cooper replica jersey to every fan at their downtown arena for their first game ...

Unfortunately, the current Lakers were unable to properly honor Michael Cooper with a victory. The Lakers followed Cooper’s halftime jersey ceremony with an abysmal second half effort and fell ...

This past Monday night, the Lakers decided to raise Michael Cooper's No. 21 jersey to the rafters of the Crypto.com and retire his number.

And yet, after Monday night, it wasn’t even the most “special” honor Cooper has received over the last few months. The former Lakers defensive stalwart’s No. 21 jersey was retired and ...