We’ve been watching HBO’s series Winning Time, about the rise of the Los Angeles Lakers around the time Jerry Buss bought the franchise and when Magic Johnson transformed it.
It’s an entertaining series and we’ve enjoyed it.
In fact, the legendary Laker, aka The Logo, is furious and demanding a retraction and an apology. His attorney says this: “Jerry West was an integral part of the Lakers and NBA’s success. It is a travesty that HBO has knowingly demeaned him for shock value and the pursuit of ratings. As an act of common decency, HBO and the producers owe Jerry a public apology and at the very least should retract their baseless and defamatory portrayal of him.