Spencer Haywood

On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag Michael Cooper welcomes NBA champion, 4X NBA All Star, and ABA MVP Spencer Haywood. Coop's former teammate talks about growing up picking cotton in Mississippi, how he brought free agency to basketball and his issues with drugs and the Lakers. You will not believe the stories Spencer Haywood tells!  1:50 Who were some of Spencer Haywood"s role models growing up and growing up in Mississippi in the 1950s. 10:20 How did Spencer end up at Trinidad Junior College and what was his experience like there? 14:00 Winning the gold medal with the USA Olympic basketball team. 21:00 The ABA and being a bad MF. 26:30 Coops lightning round. 29:10 The Supreme Court. 35:30 Thoughts on the NBA today and what would Spencer would add to the game. 40:20 Spencer was inducted to the hall of fame in 2015, who did he bring with him and why? 42:30 30 years sober. 45:00 Spencers book, "The Spencer Haywood Rule."                 Listen and Subscribe to the Showtime Lakers Podcast with Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and the CLNS Media Network mobile app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices