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That was sort of the point of the scene, this show is pretty rough on most of the characters.Didn't like the Buss scene in the car. You're feeling bad for him as he's crying, then he horns in on the nurse.
That was sort of the point of the scene, this show is pretty rough on most of the characters.Didn't like the Buss scene in the car. You're feeling bad for him as he's crying, then he horns in on the nurse.
Jerry West is one of my all time favorite players now because of this show lol
That was sort of the point of the scene, this show is pretty rough on most of the characters.
Yep, if we know that's the source material we know we're getting a show like this. And we know why so many of the people in it are not happy.Oh I know, but it doesn't seem like a scene that is necessarily historically accurate (only two people would know of it if it occurred). He's already that guy, to make an emotional scene slide into a reprehensible scene seems unnecessary.
Jeff Pearlman is kind of a troll of a writer. Look at all his books, they all focus heavily on the negative and often doesn't interview the actual people involved. He's written about Bonds, Favre, Payton, the 86 Mets, Clemens, etc as well as the Lakers. Even the titles of these books are often negative lol.
Kareem and Magic though, perfectThis show has done a good ob finding actors that look like their characters.
Dr. J though...woof. Big miss there.
Lmao.
This is totally something the show's version of Jerry West would do. Throwing his trophies across the room, "I'M TAKING THOSE FUCKERS TO THE SUPREME COURT! FUCK!"
Definitely doesn't help your case there, Jerry
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Jerry West To HBO: “If I Have To, I Will Take This All The Way To The Supreme Court”
UPDATED with latest: There is a reason one of Jerry West’s nicknames is “Mr. Clutch”: He is not a man given to caving under pressure. So while HBO today defended its buzzy series …deadline.com
Lmao.
This is totally something the show's version of Jerry West would do. Throwing his trophies across the room, "I'M TAKING THOSE FUCKERS TO THE SUPREME COURT! FUCK!"
Definitely doesn't help your case there, Jerry
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Jerry West To HBO: “If I Have To, I Will Take This All The Way To The Supreme Court”
UPDATED with latest: There is a reason one of Jerry West’s nicknames is “Mr. Clutch”: He is not a man given to caving under pressure. So while HBO today defended its buzzy series …deadline.com
I mean... what's his case? The show says he had a temper? Like I said it's almost certainly exaggerated but others acknowledged he couldn't handle losing as a coach.
It's not defamation at all.
From what I've read, much of it seems to be based on the throwing his finals MVP trophy through his office window scene. Apparently, his office in the Forum didn't have windows and that trophy was the last piece of memorabilia that he would have displayed because it still represented a finals loss.
From what I read, the only reason he had any memorabilia in his office was because "when you work for a basketball team, people expect to see memorabilia in your office". Evidently, if you went to his house, you wouldn't know he played basketball.
Don't disagree with that. But it doesn't remotely approach defamation. Truth be told he is probably the most likeable character on the show
This show has done a good ob finding actors that look like their characters.
Dr. J though...woof. Big miss there.
Oh, I agree. From what I've read, the fact that it's presented as a "dramatization" pretty much makes a lawsuit unwinnable.
Guess they TRULY hate how this series portrays them. STILL a fun series, though...Apparently there is going to be an actual documentary coming out later this year that covers the last 40 years of the Lakers and that one has the full blessing of the Lakers from Jeanie on down.
According to what was said, it will include some never before seen footage of interviews with Dr. Buss.
Guess they TRULY hate how this series portrays them. STILL a fun series, though...![]()
Bird and Dr. Jerry too.Kareem and Magic though, perfect
Apparently there is going to be an actual documentary coming out later this year that covers the last 40 years of the Lakers and that one has the full blessing of the Lakers from Jeanie on down.
According to what was said, it will include some never before seen footage of interviews with Dr. Buss.