The Los Angeles Lakers are a franchise that has a high standard when it comes to retiring jerseys in that they only hang those who are inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. That was finally the case for franchise legend Michael Cooper, one of the best perimeter defenders of all-time, as he was part of the 2024 Hall of Fame class.
The class was headlined by Vince Carter and Chauncey Billups and also included another Lakers legend in Jerry West, who became the first person to be inducted as both a player and contributor.