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Former Laker great Michael Cooper talks hoops, life at Rocky Boy
Former Los Angeles Lakers star Michael Cooper, middle, talks to youths at a clinic in Rocky Boy last Friday. Cooper was in the area last week, and spoke in Havre on Thursday night, before putting on a camp at Rocky Boy Friday.
Michael Cooper may not be listed as one of the greatest basketball players of all-time. But, he certainly was one heck of a player and one thing he could do as well as anyone during his time in the NBA was defend.
Throughout his lengthy career with the Los Angeles Lakers, Cooper was named to the NBA's All-Defensive First-Team five times, the NBA's All-Defensive Second-Team three times and even was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year in 1987.
But Cooper was more than just a solid defender, he was also a champion. He played on five Lakers teams that won NBA titles, with the first com...
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