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Winning Time: But really, who the heck was Jack McKinney?

Each week, we’ll be looking back on the newest episode of HBO’s “Winning Time” and fact-checking or adding more details on some of the key and bigger plot points by using the book “Showtime: MAGIC, KAREEM, RILEY, AND THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS DYNASTY OF THE 1980S” By Jeff Pearlman.

As the title of the episode states, many Lakers fans were likely asking “Who the f--- is Jack McKinney?” during the latest episode of “Winning Time.” Nearly everyone is aware of Pat Riley, and many know of Paul Westhead, but very few have probably heard of McKinney.