The smile widened on Michael Cooper’s face. Then, the tears flowed.

Barry Michael Cooper, the screenwriter behind the influential “Harlem Trilogy” of films New Jack City, Sugar Hill and Above the Rim and the man who coined the term New Jack Swing, has died. He was 66.

After enjoying nearly a decade of intense practice battles, strong on-court chemistry and five NBA championship runs, Los ...

Calling it an “overwhelming” honor, the former defensive stalwart has his No. 21 jersey raised to the Crypto.com Arena rafters during halftime of Monday’s game against the Spurs.