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Lakers? Raptors? Spurs? Where does Buddy Hield fit? Plus, ‘Winning Time’ woes
1 year, 3 months ago

Lakers? Raptors? Spurs? Where does Buddy Hield fit? Plus, ‘Winning Time’ woes

New York Times  

This is the digital version of The Bounce. Fewest 3s per game last season : Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors, Charlotte Hornets, Atlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers Lowest 3-point rate last season: Hawks, Bulls, New Orleans Pelicans, San Antonio Spurs, Lakers, Raptors We’ll further contextualize Hield’s next potential fit with teams’ 3-point percentage ranking from last season. …

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Sofia Vergara's ex Joe Manganiello, 46, leaves the gym with actress Caitlin O'Connor, 33, who is 18 years YOUNGER than the Modern Family siren
1 year, 3 months ago

Sofia Vergara's ex Joe Manganiello, 46, leaves the gym with actress Caitlin O'Connor, 33, who is 18 years YOUNGER than the Modern Family siren

Daily Mail  

Sofia Vergara's ex Joe Manganiello has moved on. On Thursday the Magic Mike actor was seen leaving the gym with his new love interest, Caitlin O'Connor who is 18 years Sofia's junior. On Thursday the Magic Mike actor was seen leaving the gym with his new love interest, Caitlin O'Connor who is 18 years Sofia's junior Young lady: The blonde …

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Lakers fans are known for hating Boston. Now the Celtics are making a bad year worse
2 years, 6 months ago

Lakers fans are known for hating Boston. Now the Celtics are making a bad year worse

LA Times  

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum wore a purple and gold No. “… If Boston were the last team in the NBA, I’d pick up cricket.” It’s been a tortuous few months for Lakers fans like Amerio, the team’s bitter rivals authoring a Finals run built around a likeable core of players. Luckily for Amerio and Lakers fans, happier times for …

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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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HBO’s new go-to director used to feel ‘replaceable.’ Not anymore
2 years, 7 months ago

HBO’s new go-to director used to feel ‘replaceable.’ Not anymore

LA Times  

Actor-turned-director Salli Richardson-Whitfield at home in Los Angeles. Richardson-Whitfield has worked two buzzy HBO series that have aired this year: “The Gilded Age” and “Winning Time.” It’s after hours at the Los Angeles Lakers practice facility, and Magic Johnson is alone on the darkened court, practicing the skyhook, the signature weapon of team captain Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. When the veteran star …

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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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Jerry West: ‘If I have to, I will take this all the way to the Supreme Court’
2 years, 7 months ago

Jerry West: ‘If I have to, I will take this all the way to the Supreme Court’

LA Times  

Jerry West sits on the bench before a game between the Clippers and Phoenix Suns on Oct. 21, 2017, at Staples Center. The NBA legend recently spoke to former Times sports editor Bill Dwyre about “The Dream Whisperer,” a documentary film about the incredible journey of West’s former Lakers teammate Dick Barnett. But West also used the opportunity to make …

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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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Plaschke: HBO's 'Winning Time' gets Jerry West all wrong
2 years, 8 months ago

Plaschke: HBO's 'Winning Time' gets Jerry West all wrong

LA Times  

The HBO “Winning Time” series about the Lakers’ Showtime era gets some of it right. It’s a shame, because with such a cool production vibe, one might be willing to overlook the outlandish portrayals and actually enjoy this fast-paced take on Jeff Pearlman’s brilliantly detailed book, “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s.” But …

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Jerry West demands retraction of his ‘cruel’ portrayal in ‘Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’
2 years, 8 months ago

Jerry West demands retraction of his ‘cruel’ portrayal in ‘Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’

LA Times  

NBA icon and Los Angeles Lakers legend Jerry West is declaring the depiction of his character in HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” to be “cruel” and “deliberately false,” and is demanding a retraction within two weeks from today. “Contrary to the baseless portrayal in the HBO series, Jerry had nothing but love for and harmony with …

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'Winning Time' HBO: Magic Johnson, Nike and Phil Knight explained
2 years, 8 months ago

'Winning Time' HBO: Magic Johnson, Nike and Phil Knight explained

LA Times  

Sure, the best professional athletes pull in salaries to match. In Episode 7 of “Binge Sesh,” hosts Matt Brennan and Kareem Maddox draw inspiration from Nike cofounder Phil Knight’s pursuit of Magic Johnson in “Winning Time.” With help from the HBO series executive producer Rodney Barnes and industry insiders, we explore the origin, development and explosion of athlete endorsement deals, …

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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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The true stories behind HBO’s ‘Winning Time’: An episode-by-episode guide
2 years, 8 months ago

The true stories behind HBO’s ‘Winning Time’: An episode-by-episode guide

LA Times  

HBO’s “Winning Time” tells the story of one of the greatest — and most influential — dynasties in basketball history: the “Showtime” Lakers of the 1980s. Under the leadership of new owner Jerry Buss, star point guard Magic Johnson, veteran center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Laker great Jerry West and general manager of the Forum Claire Rothman, the team reinvented the game …

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'Winning Time' HBO: True story of Jeanie Buss, Claire Rothman
2 years, 8 months ago

'Winning Time' HBO: True story of Jeanie Buss, Claire Rothman

LA Times  

In the male-dominated world of the Showtime Lakers, two women emerged as key figures: Jeanie Buss, daughter of and successor to team owner Jerry Buss, and her mentor Claire Rothman, the Forum’s general manager and vice president. Brennan: This week, we’re asking some big questions about the women of “Winning Time.” Kareem Maddox: Like: Which things in the TV show …

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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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'Winning Time': Meet the Magic, Kareem of HBO Lakers drama
2 years, 9 months ago

'Winning Time': Meet the Magic, Kareem of HBO Lakers drama

LA Times  

Solomon Hughes, left, plays Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Quincy Isaiah plays Magic Johnson in HBO’s forthcoming drama about the 1980s Lakers, “Winning Time.” When NBA legend Michael Jordan reminisced about his remarkable career and final championship season with the Chicago Bulls in 2020’s “The Last Dance,” viewers turned up in droves, making the ESPN docuseries an instant smash. But against its …

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First trailer! John C. Reilly transforms into Jerry Buss for new Lakers series about Magic Johnson
3 years ago

First trailer! John C. Reilly transforms into Jerry Buss for new Lakers series about Magic Johnson

Daily Mail  

John C. Reilly looked completely transformed as he stepped into the shoes of former Los Angeles Lakers majority owner Jerry Buss in the first trailer for the new series Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty. John C. Reilly looked completely transformed as he stepped into the shoes of former Los Angeles Lakers majority owner Jerry Buss in the …

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