Lakers great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar seems to feel former teammate Michael Cooper's nod into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame was overdue.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar spoke about Michael Cooper's contributions to the Showtime era of the Los Angeles Lakers as he enters the Hall of Fame.

The latest Los Angeles Lakers Showtime-era star to be named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is set to be feted in style come October. The Hall

West is entering the Hall of Fame as a GM because he won four rings as one of the architects of the Showtime Lakers, was the head man in Memphis and helped build a successful foun

Michael Cooper was one of the cornerstones of the Los Angeles Lakers Showtime dynasty in the 1980s. He didn’t get the credit of some of the superstars like Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or James Worthy,

Even though Lakers great Jerry West passed away in June, he will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame yet again next month.

Three of Michael Cooper's Showtime Lakers teammates, as well as two other legends, will present him when he's inducted into the Hall of Fame.