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

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

Michael Cooper spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers as a defense-minded guard who always focused on helping his Showtime teammates to be stars.

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.

Magic Johnson: "Michael Cooper is one of the greatest players to ever play basketball" The Lakers gave away a replica of Cooper's jersey to all fans and former teammates such as Magic Johnson ...

Former Laker Michael Cooper cherishes his jersey retirement ceremony more than his induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

It was a disastrous night for the Lakers but a night to remember for Lakers legend and Hall of Famer, Michael Cooper. Cooper had his jersey retired by the team he spent his entire 12-year career with.

Calling it an “overwhelming” honor, the former defensive stalwart has his No. 21 jersey raised to the Crypto.com Arena ...