Decades after anchoring the Showtime Lakers' perimeter defense, Michael Cooper joins that era's stars in the rafters.

The former Lakers defensive stalwart’s No. 21 jersey was retired and raised to the rafters at Crypto.com Arena during halftime of Monday night’s game between the Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs.

The Lakers retired the No. 21 jersey of Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Cooper Monday evening as they resumed play ...

There was some talk about potentially postponing the ceremony given the uncertainty surrounding the fires, but the Lakers announced they will indeed be retiring Cooper’s jersey in a ceremony at ...

“This is so overwhelming to me, because I never expected this at all,” the 68-year-old Cooper said ... throughout the night. The Lakers gave a Cooper replica jersey to every fan at their ...

Cooper commented on how his jersey being retired for the Lakers was a bigger accomplishment than making it into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. "This event here is about the people that ...

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.