Win Time: A series of accusations that NBA players have been rewriting history

The Winning Time series not only ended the friendship between Will Ferrell and director Adam McKay, it also irritated several famous former Lakers players! Currently airing on OCS City, new HBO productions depict the legendary journey of the famous California team and its two-star player: Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Adapted from bestseller Show Time: Magic, Karim, Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s By Jeff Perlman, the series also paints portraits of colorful characters who also starred in the Lakers’ grand epic: former players Pat Riley and Jerry West, coach Jack McKinney and his assistant Paul Westhead, or even Jerry Buss’s team owner. .

Approved by critics and already updated for the second season, Time to win Still, the talk came after criticism from several former Lakers. First up was former point guard and coach Jerry West, whose silhouette inspired the famous NBA logo. Barely satisfied with the portrait he is made of in the series (in Jason Clark’s clothes), the latter regrets being portrayed as “Someone angry, out of control and intoxicated”.

The former Lakers coach could benefit from the support of his former player Karim Abdul-Jabbar, who has the most points to date in his NBA career (38,387 points). Instead of empathetically studying his problems in order to better understand the man, they made a cartoon out of him (…) Of course, these actions create dramatic moments, but he is more exposed to the simple exploitation of a man than to his study. Character “ The latter was condemned in a press release sent to the American press.

The HBO channel did not want to apologize, on the contrary, it preferred to protect its screenwriters and actors. “Winning Time” is not a documentary and was not presented as such. However, the series and its portrayal are based on extensive research and credible sources, and HBO stands behind its creators and the talented actors who have screened this epic chapter of its dramatization. The history of basketball. “

Everywhere one, the ball in the center? TV series Time to win Offered every Monday at US + 24 at OCS City; Its episodes can also be viewed on request on the OCS platform.