Michael Cooper, one of the most important yet underrated members of the Los Angeles Lakers' dynastic teams of the 1980s, was recently inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ...

Inset: Barry Michael Cooper in 2011. Left and right: Two of Cooper's cover stories for the Voice. John W. Ferguson/Getty Images; ... Barry Michael Cooper June 12, 1958 – January 22, 2025 . Related .

“I guarantee you this, J.J. Redick, if you had played in the ’80s — this is Michael Cooper talking — I’d have locked your a** up. ... He covers all things sports in New England.