NBA: Los Angeles Lakers para ‘Showtime’ Guard Michael Cooper laga No.21 Jersey retire kurishey

Los Angeles, 14 January : Michael Cooper pura career Los Angeles Lakers logot defense-minded guard hisebe khelise, juntu Showtime teammates ke star banibo nimite focus kurithakise. Monday rati, Lakers Cooper laga No. 21 jersey ke rafters te uthaikina tai laga long-awaited spotlight moment celebrate kurise.

17-time NBA champion Lakers halftime ceremony te Cooper ke honor kurise San Antonio Spurs logot game khelibo din, juntu tai laga No. 21 jersey downtown arena laga wall of honor te Magic Johnson laga No. 32 aru James Worthy laga No. 42 majote unveil kurise.

Itu position pura fitting ase, juntu Cooper hardworking glue guy nishina thakise glamorous aru exciting Lakers team ke 1980s te panchta NBA championships jitibo nimite help kurikina.

Cooper Los Angeles area te ajikali bhi popular ase, aru itu standing ovations aru “Coooooooooop” buli fans pora cheer kuribo pora dikhai dise. Lakers sob fans ke Cooper laga replica jersey distribute kurise itu special night mark kuribo karone, juntu wildfires pora devastated Los Angeles area nimite emotional moment thaikise.

Number retirement coincidentally ekta already emotional night te hoise, kilebi Lakers laga dui agor games wildfires nimite postpone kurise. Cooper, jun Pasadena native aru Altadena te thakise, juntu Eaton Canyon pora originate kura fire pora devastate hoise, itu din te special thaikise.

Cooper October te Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame te enshrine hoise, tai laga last NBA game pora 33 years pichete. Lakers sirf Hall of Famers laga number retire kurise, aru Cooper ke tai laga franchise laga greatest honored players majote rakha announce kurise.

Cooper kunuba All-Star nohoi thakise, kintu 1980s te ekta perfect 3-and-D specialist thaikise, jun ajikali NBA teams laga vital part bhanai dise. Tai panchbar All-Defensive first team te select kurise, aru 1987 te NBA laga Defensive Player of the Year title jitise.

Cooper coaching career te bhi success thakise, notably Los Angeles Sparks ke duta WNBA championships jitibo nimite lead kurise.

Halftime ceremony te Cooper ke former Lakers coach Pat Riley aru Lakers teammates — Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Byron Scott, Norm Nixon, Jamaal Wilkes, Kurt Rambis aru Vlade Divac logot join kurise.