The series aired on HBO, OCS in France on March 6 Time to Win: The Rise of the Lakers Dinasty It is dedicated to basketball and tells the story of the Los Angeles Lakers team that dominated the NBA in the ’80s. Under the direction of manager Jerry Buss, played by John C. Reilly, and led by the iconic Magic Johnson (Quincy Isaiah), the club will transform into a new dimension and transform the sport of the United States of America. It will allow it to become more popular in , but also all over the world.
The Problem, inspired by real events by Max Borenstien and Jim Hect, this series alternates between documentary and fiction, and some of the events narrated or the portraits of the stars of the franchise did not please those concerned.
Beginning with Jerry West, the former flagship player of the Lakers in the 1970s, then the club’s coach and manager, he went so far as to send HBO a legal letter with a withdrawal request, apology and compensation for the image.false and defamatory” he is Win Time give it away Hall of Famer passes for a “, according to him.compulsive, uncontrollable and drunk choleric.“His lawyers accuse the show of existence”Fiction that purports to be true (…) and has caused great distress to Jerry and his family.“
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: “A deliberately dishonest and boring drama”
Jerry West isn’t the only one to rise to the plate since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also opposed it. Win Time. The NBA’s all-time top scorer wrote a review on his blog explaining that the players featured in the series are “”.cartoon not character“The 75-year-old former center, who played for 14 seasons with the purple and yellow jersey, is evaluating the series”not only deliberately dishonest, but also unfortunately boring.” Before adding. “How could so many talented people misunderstand so badly?“
The production, which was attacked from all sides, defended itself in a press release published in the Hollywood Reporter. “We have a long history of producing content based on real facts and events that has been partially fictionalized for dramatic purposes. Winning Time is not a documentary and was never presented as such. However, the series and its depictions are based on extensive factual research and reliable sources. HBO strongly supports our talented creators and players as they bring the dramatization of this epic chapter in basketball history to the screen.“
HBO even decided to add a small supplement to each episode to put things in context:This series is a dramatization of certain facts and events. Some names have been changed for dramatic purposes, some events and characters have been fictionalized, modified or composed.“
Win Time Season 2 hasn’t finished talking as much as it has already been ordered.
Source: Programme Television
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