This Basketball was personal signed by 5 time NBA champ Michael Cooper (La Lakers). The basketball has a nice large signature + inscription: "5 time NBA champ". See images for details. Michael is inducted in to the Hall of fame (class 2024). So now is your chance to own a piece of NBA history. Cooper was named to eight NBA All-Defensive Teams, taking home First-Team accolades five times and winning Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1987. The former third-round draft pick (60th overall) out of the University of New Mexico spent his entire 12-year NBA career (1978-90) with the Los Angeles Lakers, winning five championships while routinely matching up with the opponent’s top shooter. Following his playing career, Cooper entered the coaching ranks and earned WNBA Coach of the Year accolades in 2000 with the Los Angeles Sparks before winning back-to-back WNBA titles in 2001-02. Here are some career achievements: 5× NBA champion (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988) NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1987) 5× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988) 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1981, 1983, 1986) J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (1986) Italian All-Star Game MVP (1991) First-team All-American – USBWA (1978) 2× First-team All-WAC (1977, 1978) As coach: 2× WNBA champion (2001, 2002) WNBA Coach of the Year (2000) NBA D–League champion (2006) The basketball autograph includes an official Schwartz hologram and matching COA for authenticity purposes. Authentication: Schwartz Succes bidding!