Tag: Jerry Buss

John C. Reilly plays Dr. Jerry Buss, the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, in the new series "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty" on HBO. (Image: HBO)
Winning Time

Jerry Buss, the 1980s Showtime Lakers, and ‘Winning Time’

HBO’s new show “Winning Time” tells the story of the rapid ascension of the Los Angeles Lakers dynasty in the 1980s after real estate impresario Jerry Buss bought the team from previous owner Jack Kent Cooke in 1979. Buss won 10 NBA championships as the owner of the Lakers, beginning […]