Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty has chronicled the incredible real story of the Los Angeles basketball team and their incredible series of victories in the 1980s.
While there’s an obvious appeal to basketball fans who are interested in seeing how iconic players like Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabar are depicted on screen, the series is brought to life in a winking, self-referential style that is similar to the other projects that Adam McKay has created, including other biopics like Vice and The Big Short.
The second season of the series chronicles the behind-the-scenes chaos that thwarted the Lakers after their initial championship victory, and how assistant coach Pat Riley (Adrien Brody) was jettisoned into the spotlight.
Riley may feel like a character plucked out of one of McKay’s historical comedies, but the show is only bringing to life an incredible true story that has become a basketball legend.
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