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'Winning Time' HBO: How NBA got from Showtime Lakers to 2022
2 years, 7 months ago

'Winning Time' HBO: How NBA got from Showtime Lakers to 2022

LA Times  

All good things must come to an end. Maddox: So, “The Last Dance” was about the last season that Michael Jordan played with the Chicago Bulls — and this cast of characters which was pretty entertaining, between Dennis Rodman and my favorite player of all time, Scottie Pippen — that team fighting to stay together and win one last championship …

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'Winning Time' HBO: True story of Magic Johnson HIV diagnosis
2 years, 7 months ago

'Winning Time' HBO: True story of Magic Johnson HIV diagnosis

LA Times  

At a time when HIV was still seen as a death sentence, Magic Johnson shocked the world by announcing he was infected. In Episode 9 of “Binge Sesh,” hosts Matt Brennan and Kareem Maddox explore the defining moment that opens HBO’s “Winning Time”: Magic Johnson’s 1991 diagnosis with HIV. Brennan: We can’t ignore the fact that by coming out as …

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'Winning Time' HBO: Spencer Haywood, NBA drug war explained
2 years, 8 months ago

'Winning Time' HBO: Spencer Haywood, NBA drug war explained

LA Times  

What does it mean to say the NBA had a drug problem in the 1970s and 1980s? Zooming in on the depiction of Spencer Haywood in HBO’s “Winning Time” and zooming out to the U.S. government’s war on drugs, we deconstruct the rhetoric — from politicians, the press, even players — that shaped perceptions of the NBA and explain how …

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'Winning Time' HBO: True tale of Lakers' Great Western Forum
2 years, 8 months ago

'Winning Time' HBO: True tale of Lakers' Great Western Forum

LA Times  

The beating heart of Showtime-era Los Angeles was the “Fabulous Forum.” In Episode 6 of “Binge Sesh,” hosts Matt Brennan and Kareem Maddox dive into the history of the Lakers’ longtime home. :: Brennan: Welcome to “Binge Sesh.” This season, we’re diving into the stories behind HBO’s “Winning Time,” the saga of the Showtime-era L.A. Lakers. :: Brennan: Welcome back …

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'Winning Time' HBO: The real story of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2 years, 8 months ago

'Winning Time' HBO: The real story of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

LA Times  

There may be no figure in Lakers history more misunderstood than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Brennan: It’s interesting because the conversations that we’ve had with people that we’ve interviewed for the podcast have tended to focus on the outside perception of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and I think maybe what we’re trying to add in this episode is a little bit more of, like, …

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'Winning Time' HBO: True story of Jerry West, Pat Riley, more
2 years, 9 months ago

'Winning Time' HBO: True story of Jerry West, Pat Riley, more

LA Times  

Before Pat Riley led the Showtime Lakers to four NBA championships — and became a celebrity in his own right — the team went through enough coaching drama to fuel a soap opera. In Episode 3 of “Binge Sesh,” hosts Matt Brennan and Kareem Maddox bring you the backstories of four key players in HBO’s “Winning Time,” each of whom …

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'Winning Time' HBO: True story of Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
2 years, 9 months ago

'Winning Time' HBO: True story of Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

LA Times  

Every great story needs a villain — and for the Los Angeles Lakers, the biggest bad of all has always been the Boston Celtics. From Larry Bird to the “Beat L.A.” chant, we examine how the Celtics — embodied in HBO’s “Winning Time” by the legendary coach and general manager Red Auerbach — came to be the Lakers’ quintessential opponent, …

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'Winning Time' HBO: True story of Magic Johnson, Jerry Buss
2 years, 9 months ago

'Winning Time' HBO: True story of Magic Johnson, Jerry Buss

LA Times  

In the summer of 1979, as President Carter lamented an American “crisis of confidence” and the National Basketball Assn. There’s a direct, direct link to Jerry Buss, the Laker Girls, Magic Johnson’s arrival, Jack Nicholson and Dyan Cannon showing up and sitting courtside, and everything you see in the modern NBA. So he’s like, “This is amazing.” I just think …

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