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Jerry West Requests Retraction for Depiction in HBO’s ‘Winning Time’

The Lakers’ legend said the show is a “baseless and malicious assault” on his character.

Sports Illustrated

Magic Johnson Picks the Warriors to Win Western Conference

The Lakers legend has seen enough to believe they’re going to the Finals.

Sports Illustrated

On this date: Sedale Threatt leads Magic-less Lakers to playoffs

In the Lakers' 1992 regular season finale, Sedale Threatt, an unheralded guard forced into a huge role, led his team into the playoffs.

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Inside the Lakers coaching search: Will they learn from problems of the past?

This wasn’t the purple-and-gold style of the Lakers‘ “Showtime” excess. This jacket was two other colors — black and blacker.

Los Angeles Times

Paul Sullivan: DeMar DeRozan carried the Bulls all season long. Can he do it again in the playoffs?

CHICAGO — Michael Jordan scored a playoff-record 63 points against the Celtics at Boston Garden in April 1986, a performance Larry Bird famously described as “God disguised as Michael Jordan.”

Chicago Tribune

Anthony Edwards on Memphis fans: They talk so much trash, even the kids… the kids were the worst ones

Jon Krawczynski: Why does Anthony Edwards enjoy Memphis so much? "Because they talk so much trash. Even the kids. The kids was the worst ones. Even eight years old, 10 years old, 'Anthony go sit down! You suck!' It's just fun. Basketball is fun to ...

USA Today Sports Media Group

NBA Awards: Official Picks for MVP, Rookie of the Year and More

Handing out honors for the 2021-22 NBA regular season.

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‘Winning Time’ shows authentic human side of Laker legends

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The Independent UK

Magic Johnson Says LeBron James is to Blame for the Lakers Not Signing DeMar DeRozan

He said that if Los Angeles hadn’t traded for Westbrook and signed DeRozan instead, the Lakers would be playing in the Western Conference championship.

Sports Illustrated

On this date: Magic has triple-double in win vs Nuggets

In 1987, Magic Johnson capped off his best season with a triple-double to lead the Lakers to victory against a high-powered Nuggets squad.

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Magic Johnson blames LeBron James for Lakers passing on DeMar DeRozan

Magic Johnson feels LeBron James deserves blame for the Lakers' failures this season due to his role in the team passing on DeMar DeRozan.

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Magic Johnson on LeBron James’s Legacy: ‘I Just Hope That He Gets Another Championship’

He says James is “inching up there” when referring to Michael Jordan.

Sports Illustrated

HBO’s ‘Winning Time’ honored the late Kobe Bryant with this awesome tribute

It was a fitting tribute for a Lakers legend.

USA Today Sports Media Group

On this date: Magic Johnson sinks Trail Blazers with trip-dub

On this date in 1987, Magic Johnson posted his second-straight 30+ point triple-double to lead the Lakers over a tough Blazers squad.

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Daily Mirror

How the 1992 Olympics inspired a generation of European NBA stars

Three-time champion BJ Armstrong on how European players differ from their American counterparts, the different basketball styles around the world, and his All-Time NBA European First Team - vote now for yours here

The Independent UK

Winning Time review: John C Reilly imbues Dr Buss with a manic positive energy and bohemian flair

Super stellar glamour, exquisite Seventies and Eighties production design and vibrant machismo make this a wildly watchable show

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Magic Johnson documentary ‘They Call Me Magic’ debuting on Apple TV+ on April 22

Magic Johnson documentary 'They Call Me Magic' debuting on Apple TV+ on April 22

The Guardian - AU

Loving Winning Time? You must watch Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies

This basketball documentary on the rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird balances 1980s excess with complex social commentary

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SI:AM | What Denver’s Roller-Coaster Day Says About the NFL

In a league where quarterbacks are everything, this is when Super Bowls are really won.

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Magic Johnson asks Lakers fans to “rally around” Russell Westbrook

Lakers Magic Johnson went to social media to show his support for Russell Westbrook after his family received death threats.

Sports Illustrated

Magic Johnson Calls For Lakers Fans to Rally Around Star Russell Westbrook

Johnson: “Let's do better, rally around the Westbrook family, and support them.”

Los Angeles Times

'Winning Time' began as the seminal book on the Showtime Lakers; it's Hollywood now

LOS ANGELES — Jeff Pearlman wouldn't believe it. His book becoming — actually becoming — a television series? For real? Nope. No way.

Salon

HBO puts on a show with '80s-era Lakers

In this period piece, John C. Reilly, Adrien Brody & Jason Segel turn a dying sport into electrifying entertainment

AFP

'Winning Time' relives the LA Lakers' Showtime era

New York (AFP) - On the heels of the success of a smash docuseries on the Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan, an HBO drama based on the flashy 1980s Los Angeles Lakers is tipping off Sunday.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Winning Time’: Fun HBO series on ’80s Lakers as flashy as the team

Talented cast embodies the flawed but fascinating stars of the era, from Pat Riley and Jerry Buss to Kareem to Magic.

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