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HBO launched its latest drama series last month It’s Winning Time: How the Lakers Dynasty Rises—based on the book Showtime: Magic, Kareem and Riley as part of the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty in the 1980s by Jeff Pearlman—which follows the personal and professional lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers. Former Los Angeles Lakers executive, the legal team Jerry West You wrote a letter to HBO Win TimeProduce Adam McKayESPN reports that the actor demanded an apology and retraction for his portrayal in the series.
West’s lawyer Skip MillerThe letter stated that “Win Time falsely and cruelly portrays Mr. West as an out-of-control, intoxicated rage-aholic,” which “bears no resemblance to the real man.”
“Jerry West played an integral role in the Lakers and NBA success,” said the letter. It was “a terrible travesty” that HBO had knowingly made a mockery of him to increase shock value and ratings.
The letter stated that “HBO” and “the producers” owe Jerry an apology. They should also retract Jerry’s baseless, defamatory depiction of him.