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Winning Time's best aspect was to not take its legends seriously, making them "more humanesque"
When Winning Time co-creator Jim Hecht first pitched author Jeff Pearlman in 2014 about adapting his Showtime Lakers book, he...
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Posted Wednesday 5/04/22 at 2:00AM EDT
Jerry West's Winning Time complaints may be boosting its viewership
HBO says that Sunday's episode of the Showtime Lakers series "hit another series-high" with 1.
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HBO defends Winning Time after Jerry West condemnation: It's "based on extensive factual research"
One week after the Los Angeles Lakers legend demanded a retraction and apology, HBO released a statement firing back at...
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Posted Monday 4/25/22 at 11:45PM EDT
Could Jerry West successfully sue Winning Time for defamation even with its "This series is a dramatization" disclaimer?
Every episode of HBO's Showtime Lakers series features the following disclaimer: “This series is a dramatization of certain facts and...
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Posted Saturday 4/23/22 at 2:05AM EDT
Winning Time captures the Showtime Lakers spirit -- but it blows it with Jerry West
"It nails Jerry Buss’ boldness, Magic Johnson’s smile, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar‘s aloofness," says longtime Los Angeles Times sports columnist Bill Plaschke...
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Jerry West demands retraction from Winning Time over "cruel" and "deliberately false" portrayal
The NBA icon and Los Angeles Lakers legend, via his attorneys, is calling for a retraction and apology within two weeks...
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Winning Time is so captivated with its Adam McKay style, it forgets what made the Lakers exciting
"Winning Time showcases many of the most grating tendencies of McKay’s recent work," says Jack Hamilton of the HBO's Winning Time:...
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Posted Thursday 8/01/19 at 7:47PM EDT
Jason Clarke to play Los Angeles Lakers legend Jerry West in HBO's Showtime pilot
West went from Los Angeles Lakers player to head coach to general manger, building the team's 1980s dynasty.