The former Lakers defensive stalwart’s No. 21 jersey was retired and raised to the rafters at Crypto.com Arena during halftime of Monday night’s game between the Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs.

The Lakers retired the No. 21 jersey of Naismith Basketball Hall of ... because I never expected this at all,” the 68-year-old Cooper said. “I always played for the love of the game, and ...

The 19-year-old told reporters at his Lakers introductory ... James wore No. 0 in high school while at Sierra Canyon, but ...