The first season of HBO sports drama Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty was controversial for its depiction of NBA legends in a way that prompted both Lakers alumnus Jerry West and Magic Johnson to voice their opinions on the show.
The show took a humorous, fourth-wall-breaking tone as it dramatized the Los Angeles Lakers during the days when Jerry Buss portrayed by John C.
Reilly, purchased the franchise and Johnson (Quincy Isaiah) joined the team at the start of the 1979-1980 season.
While the on-screen representation didn’t please the legends, audiences were swept up by the show, and ahead of a new season, HBO has released a new trailer for the second season teeing up a rivalry between the Lakers and the Boston Celtics with the introduction of Larry Bird (Sean Patrick Small).
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