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Michael Jerome Cooper (born April 15, 1956) is an American basketball coach and former player. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers during his entire career in the National Basketball Association , winning five NBA championships with the Lakers during their Showtime era.
The NBA Finals is the championship series for the NBA and the conclusion of the sport's postseason. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy. Players from the winning team usually receive championship rings from the team honoring their contribution, with "rings" becoming shorthand for championships. [3]
The league adopted the NBA name at the start of the 1949–50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL). [2] The NBA is an active member of USA Basketball, which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as the national governing body for basketball in the country. [3]
The Lakers' defensive specialist was more than that. "If we don't have Coop, we don't win those series," former Lakers teammate Byron Scott said of five titles.
Feb. 16—INDIANAPOLIS — Michael Cooper is one step from the Basketball Hall of Fame. ... a former star on the hardwood for New Mexico and later a defensive specialist on the Showtime Lakers NBA ...
Magic Johnson at the championship rally, June 1985. The 1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 39th season of the franchise, 37th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 25th in Los Angeles.
Aug. 15—Though he wore No. 22 when he starred for the UNM Lobos, Michael Cooper was known to the most of the basketball world as the Los Angeles Laker defensive stopper and world champion who ...
Michael Cooper (12) The Forum 17,505 2–0 3 May 9 @ Golden State: W 133–108: James Worthy (28) Mychal Thompson (12) Magic Johnson (14) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025 3–0 4 May 10 @ Golden State: L 121–129: Byron Scott (28) A.C. Green (12) Michael Cooper (10) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025 3–1 5 May 12 ...