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Pat Riley (Adrien Brody) The legendary head coach of the Showtime era, Pat Riley led the Lakers to four NBA championships – and unprecedented superstardom. His iconic style, confidence, and fast-break offense defined 80’s basketball and influenced pop culture at large.
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The cantankerous tortured genius of basketball, Jerry West...
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Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty is an American sports drama television series created by Max Borenstein and Jim Hecht for HBO, based on the book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s by Jeff Pearlman.
- Did Jerry West Not Want to Draft Magic Johnson Because of His Smile?
- Did Jerry Buss Invent Courtside Seating?
- Did Spencer Haywood Really Circumcise Himself?
- Did Magic Johnson Turn Down A Chance to Become The Face of Nike?
- Did Spencer Haywood Try to Kill His Former Coach?
In Winning Time, Lakers head coach Jerry West (Jason Clarke) is convinced that the team shouldn’t draft Magic with its No. 1 pick, but should instead go with Sidney Moncrief, who West considered to be a better scorer. He also thought Magic was too happy-go-lucky for the NBA, telling Buss, “He smiles too much.” It’s true that West, who was head coac...
The Winning Time premiere begins with Jerry comparing basketball to “great sex” as he lounges around the Playboy Mansion. As he leaves Hugh Hefner’s love palace, he looks into the camera and says he’s going to buy the struggling Los Angeles Lakers franchise and make the team the hottest ticket in town. In real life, Buss, a staple at the Playboy Ma...
In episode 5, Spencer Haywood (played by Wood Harris) joins the Lakers and immediately causes a stir over a rumor that he circumcised himself as a kid with a “rock and a razor.” After a few of his teammates try to get a closer look at his much-discussed member, Spencer confirms the chatter. “I grabbed it, I held it down like a copperhead snake, I d...
In episode 6, Nike co-founder Phil Knightpitches Magic on a deal to sign with his new sneaker brand: “We need more than a smile on the poster, we need a partner.” Since Nike can’t offer Magic $80,000 a year, like other companies could, Knight says he’ll give Magic stock options instead. Magic turns down the opportunity and goes with Converse. Nike ...
Haywood’s time with the Lakers ended abruptly due to cocaine use. He was fired by Westhead midway through the 1980 NBA Finals after he fell asleep on the bench. Haywood later revealed that he was so angry at Westhead, he hired a mobster to harm him. “It was not a [murder] plot per se that you went and sat outside his house waiting for him to come o...
Sep 13, 2023 · Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022) The rise of the Lakers dynasty also coincided with the rise of one of their coaches Pat Riley, as played by Adrien Brody in HBO's Winning...
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Mar 21, 2022 · When Adrien Brody first saw the costume for his debut as Pat Riley in Winning Time, HBO’s maximalist romp about the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, it wasn’t quite in sync with the image he’d ...
Mar 20, 2022 · Wait, Pat Riley played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? Maddox: Yes, he did. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was a high school freshman, 14 years old. And he was known by his name at the time, Lew Alcindor.
Sep 4, 2023 · Adrien Brody explains the 'Winning Time' Episode 5 ending and how he transformed into the Pat Riley we all know in an interview with Men's Health.
