Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird has long said that Michael Cooper was the toughest defender he ever went up against. For ...

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla raised eyebrows last week when he said that he wants to see player fights in the NBA ...

He’s been an elite shot maker for years. It’s just that everyone keeps waiting for Durant to slow down. That day is not yet ...

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 to inform him he had made the Hall ...

On April 1, around 9:15 a.m., Michael Cooper’s phone rang with the news that he finally had been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was sitting next to his wife ...

Defense -- not offense -- was Cooper's calling card, and it helped the Lakers claim 5 NBA titles during the 1980s. Steve Aschburner Michael Cooper reflects on wanting to continue giving back to ...

Former LA Lakers star Michael Cooper talked about Hakeem Olajuwon's personality. The Houston Rockets legend acted differently when he was on the court than when he wasn't competing. Cooper played ...

The Coop-A-Loop: Stories from a Hall of Famer, Issue 1 - Not only does defense win championships, it also gets you inducted into the Hall of Fame. Michael Cooper, "Coooooop,” as Lakers fans call ...

UNCASVILLE ― From the moment he stepped onto the stage, Michael Cooper became his own party’s captain and conductor. “My opening statement is ‘I have arrived,’” Cooper said.

Showtime-era Los Angeles Lakers legend Michael Cooper never made an All-Star team during his 12-year NBA run. He didn't even start for much of his tenure, which included five championships.