Are you at least 6-foot-2, love basketball, and want to work in Hollywood? If so, HBO is holding open casting auditions for the second season of “Winning Time” and specifically need to cast the roles of memorable Lakers sch as James Worthy, Byron Scott, Kurt Rambis, and Mitch Kupchak. “Winning […]
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HBO Orders Second Season of ‘Winning Time’ Despite Criticism from Showtime Lakers, Jerry West
‘Winning Time’ — the HBO series about the rise of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers — aired its season one finale last night which focused on the Lakers winning the 1980s NA championship during Magic Johnson’s rookie season. HBO ordered a second season of ‘Winning Time’, much to the dismay […]
The Architect of the Showtime: Who is Jack McKinney from the LA Lakers?
Pat Riley gets a lot of credit for engineering the Showtime-era LA Lakers in the 1980s, but it’s former head coach Jack McKinney who deserves all the credit for introducing run-and-gun offensive concepts that would help lead the Lakers to five championships between 1980 and 1988. McKinney is a former […]
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 […]
HBO Debuts First Episode of ‘Winning Time’, New Series on 1980s LA Lakers
“Winning Time”, the new HBO series by Adam McKay about Magic Johnson and the rise of the 1980s Showtime Lakers dynasty, debuted last night. “Winning Time” is an hour-long series with ten episodes that’s based on a book by Jeff Pearlman about the 80s Lakers from the time Dr. Jerry […]
Trailer Debuts for HBO Series ‘Winning Time’ on 1980s Showtime Lakers (VIDEO)
The trailer for the new HBO series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” about the 1980s Showtime Lakers dropped, and it’s a doozy. The series about the rise of the Lakers, created by Adam McKay (“The Big Short,” “Vice,” “Succession”), will debut on HBO in March 2022. McKay […]