The Showtime Lakers of the 1980s may have been the greatest NBA team ever, but even they made some pretty big mistakes.

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 ...

Michael Cooper's Hall of Fame induction highlights his key role in the Lakers' Showtime era on October 13, 2024.

Los Angeles Lakers' Michael Cooper is being enshrined in the Hall of Fame by teammates Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and ...

Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are among the Los Angeles Lakers greats that will honor Jerry West at his third Hall of ...

The Los Angeles Lakers are optomistic that their new signing, center Christian Koloko, will play this upcoming season.

As Jeff Pearlman recounted in his excellent book about those Showtime Lakers, assistant coach Mike Thibault, as well as West, who was then a scout, both agreed that Nance was the man to take if he ...

The Los Angeles Lakers won five NBA championships during the ‘Showtime Era’ for reasons beyond Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s signature skyhook and Magic Johnson’s deft passing.

One simple coin flip in 1979 set into motion a large part of NBA history, and Magic Johnson knows very well how differently ...

Gervin refused to take his talents to L.A., fearing the city's drug culture could worsen his addiction and cause lasting harm ...

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

Billups averaged 15.2 points, 5.4 assists and 2.9 rebounds in his 17-year career. Lakers legend Michael Cooper, a crucial member of the 'Showtime Lakers' of the '80s, will also be inducted. Cooper is ...