Michael Cooper was honored by the Lakers last night and the Showtime group partied despite the loss. (Image Source: Imagn) The Showtime Lakers are one of the most memorable teams in NBA history ...

A few year ago, the "Showtime" Los Angeles Lakers were the subject of a cable television series called "Winning Time." At times, it portrayed the organization, which featured Magic Johnson and ...

This night is, for me, more special than the Hall of Fame, but both are equally important," said the 68-year-old former player, who won five NBA championship rings with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Decades after anchoring the Showtime Lakers' perimeter defense, Michael Cooper joins that era's stars in the rafters. The Associated Press Michael Cooper, a Hall of Famer and Lakers legend ...

In addition to his ability to take over games with his scoring abilities, Doncic's passes have the glitz and glamour reminiscent of Johnson during the "Showtime Lakers" era in the 1980s.

The emotional ceremony, in which Cooper's No. 21 jersey was flanked by Magic's No. 32 and Worthy's No. 42, took place at halftime of the game that Wembanyama's Spurs won against LeBron James' Lakers.

He was the defensive ace of the Showtime Lakers, winning five championships in his tenure, not to mention the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year in 1987. He was named to the league’s All ...

Getty Images Proof that, in the end, Pat Riley always wins: In 1989, when his Showtime Lakers were two-time defending NBA champions, Riley acquired the rights to the term “three-peat” from ...

No matter. Cooper won five NBA championships with the “Showtime Lakers” for reasons beyond just playing with Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and James Worthy. Cooper also became one of the ...

the Showtime Lakers. So, I recognize that to the extent that offenses start to look very similar, we lose that." He did add that the NBA can't go too far and overcorrect, which could lead to ...