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Bill Plaschke: HBO's 'Winning Time' gets some things about Showtime era right — but not Jerry West

LOS ANGELES — The HBO "Winning Time" series about the Lakers' Showtime era gets some of it right.

Los Angeles Times

The story behind how Earvin Johnson became Magic

Earvin 'Magic' Johnson, the NBA and Los Angeles Lakers legend, has seen his career immortalised in the Apple TV+ documentary series 'They Call Me Magic'

Daily Mirror

Jerry West demands retraction of his 'cruel' portrayal in 'Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty'

NBA icon and Los Angeles Lakers legend Jerry West is declaring the depiction of his character in HBO's "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty" to be "cruel" and "deliberately false," and is demanding a retraction within two weeks from today.

Los Angeles Times

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Jerry West demands retraction over ‘rage-aholic’ portrayal in Winning Time

Former LA Lakers player and general manager claims HBO has ‘demeaned him for shock value’ in popular drama about basketball team

The Guardian - AU

Jerry West Requests Retraction for Depiction in HBO’s ‘Winning Time’

The Lakers’ legend said the show is a “baseless and malicious assault” on his character.

Sports Illustrated

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: HBO’s ‘Winning Time’ Is Dishonest

The NBA’s all-time leading scorer and six-time champion is not a fan of HBO’s new series about the Showtime Lakers dynasty of the 1980s.

Sports Illustrated

LeBron James still had special season amid setbacks for Lakers, who win home finale

LOS ANGELES — The crowd got to cheer LeBron James one last time at home this season.

Los Angeles Times

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LeBron James owns plenty of blame in his personal annus horribilis

The Los Angeles Lakers’ season is effectively over and their shadow general manager has played his part in their downfall

The Guardian - US

‘Winning Time’ shows authentic human side of Laker legends

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The Independent UK

NBA at 75: 2010s featured seismic shifts on, off the court

Two of the NBA’s most significant dynasties emerged in the second decade of the 2000s

The Independent UK

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar apologizes to LeBron James for critical comments

LOS ANGELES — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, issued an apology to LeBron James for comments the Hall of Famer made about him following a trophy unveiling for the league’s Social Justice Champion Award.

Los Angeles Times

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Apologizes, Says It Wasn’t His Intent to Criticize LeBron James

The Lakers legend: “It wasn’t my intention to criticize LeBron James in any way… I have tremendous respect for him.”

Sports Illustrated

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Clarifies LeBron James Comments, Says Lakers Star ‘Still the Daunting Hero’

The former Lakers great elaborated on comments he made about the franchise’s current star on Sunday.

Sports Illustrated

Magic Johnson on LeBron James’s Legacy: ‘I Just Hope That He Gets Another Championship’

He says James is “inching up there” when referring to Michael Jordan.

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Helene Elliott: Why Kareem Abdul-Jabbar asking LeBron James to ‘be careful’ is a reasonable request

Bizarrely chaotic to the last drop, the Lakers’ cursed season took another sour turn Sunday afternoon as they stumbled closer to an inevitably unhappy ending with a 129-118 loss to the Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena.

Sports Illustrated

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Says LeBron Has Done Things ‘He Should Be Embarrassed About’

Addressing reporters after a brief ceremony, Kareem praised the Lakers superstar’s efforts in the community, but reiterated he needs to do more.

Los Angeles Times

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar criticizes LeBron James, says he should be 'embarrassed'

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, speaking before the Lakers hosted Denver on Sunday afternoon at the unveiling of a social justice trophy bearing his name, again criticized LeBron James for actions he said "were beneath" James and that the Lakers' star should be "embarrassed" by some of the things he's done.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Giannis Antetokounmpo subtly trolled James Harden after becoming the all-time leading scorer for the Bucks

You can tell Giannis is really enjoying his moment

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The Guardian - UK

Sports quiz of the week: Barcelona, World Cup, Masters and F1 in Vegas

Who turned up? Who drove right? Who turned it around?

Sports Illustrated

Giannis Antetokounmpo Becomes Bucks’ All-Time Leading Scorer in Win vs. Nets

The six-time All-Star passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become Milwaukee’s all-time points leader.

Sports Illustrated

Jason Kidd Asked If LeBron Is the Greatest Player of All-Time, Actually Gives Answer

The Mavericks coach says that the Lakers star is the best player in league history.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | The 2022 World Cup Field Is Almost Set, USMNT-Included

Here’s where things stand before the tournament kicks off in Qatar in November.

Chicago Sun-Times

Film academy begins ‘disciplinary actions’ against Will Smith; actor refused to leave Oscars ceremony

The academy said Smith has the opportunity to defend himself in a written response before the board meets again on April 18. The academy said disciplinary action for Smith could include suspension, expulsion or other sanctions.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says Will Smith’s slap ‘perpetuated stereotypes’ against Black people

Abdul-Jabbar said “Smith’s tearful, self-serving (Oscar) acceptance speech” was “worse” than the slap: “The speech was about justifying his violence.”

Sports Illustrated

Draymond Green Says He’d Miss Warriors Game to Watch LeBron James Become All-Time Leading Scorer

The Warriors forward would skip a game to see LeBron become the league’s leading scorer.

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