articleJerry West and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were among former Los Angeles Lakers personnel who expressed their displeasure over their depictions in the HBO series "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty." Jason Clarke plays West, Solomon Hughes plays Abdul-Jabbar, John C. Reilly plays then-team owner Dr. Jerry Buss and Quincy Isaiah plays Magic Johnson. "The portrayal of NBA icon and L.A. Lakers legend Jerry West in 'Winning Time' is fiction pretending to be fact -- a deliberately false characterization that has caused great distress to Jerry and his family," West’s attorney Skip Miller said in the letter. "Jerry West was an integral part of the Lakers and NBA's success. Jason Segel, who plays Lakers coach Paul Westhead on the show, told The Hollywood Reporter it’s "not a docuseries" and believed the show was "made with a ton of love."

Source: Fox News April 20, 2022 15:51 UTC