About this episode

Norm Nixon discusses his journey as a multi-sport athlete and his experience being traded from the Lakers.

On this episode of Showtime With Coop 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 with Coop on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 Prize Picks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 instantly in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael Cooper, Ari Temkin

Guest: Norm Nixon

Topics covered

• NBA
• Lakers
• trades
• sports history
• athlete experiences

Keywords

• Norm Nixon
• Lakers
• traded
• NBA history
• sports
• basketball
• Michael Cooper

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Organizations: Lakers, Celtics, CLNS Media

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