Norm Nixon

Showtime Podcast with Michael Cooper - 5x NBA Lakers Champion

On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome someone who, alongside Jamaal Wilkes and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, helped Coop become a Pro ball player, Norm Nixon. Coop, Ari and Norm discuss Norm being a multi sport student athlete, Norm being drafted to the Lakers after thinking he would end up on the Celtics, being a part of a great saga of Lakers teams, Norm getting traded from the Lakers, and more.

Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Michael Cooper

Guest: Norm Nixon

1:30

Norm Nixons influence on Coop. What would have happened if Coop, Norm, and Magic played together?

3:20

Norm's high school career including track, football, and of course basketball.

5:14

How did Norm end up at Duquesne and why did he give up football?

7:20

Being a student athlete.

9:30

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10:20

Being drafted by the Lakers when he thought he was going to Boston.

12:30

1980 season of kicking Super Sonics ass eventually winning the NBA Championship.

15:20

Being a part of the changing of the Lakers organization.

16:50

What was the best Lakers team Norm was a part of in his opinion?

18:26

LA nightlife.

19:50

Cops lightning round.

22:10

Getting traded by the Lakers.

25:10

When did Norm know it was time to retire and is he happy in retirement?

26:45

Norm's wife, Debbie Allen and the Kennedy Center Honors.

28:29

Thoughts on the Current LA Lakers and LA Clippers.

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