The National Basketball Association, more commonly known as NBAhad its golden age: the decade that led to the Los Angeles Lakers to shine in the firmament of international basketball. The documentary is dedicated to this golden age Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynastic.
Developed on ten episodesil documentary in installments is license plate HBO and created by Adam McKay, who is also producer and director of the first episode (and is already known for titles like Don’t Look Up and Succession). The inspiration for the television project, which was written by Max Borenstein, came from the pages of the book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s developed by sports writer Jeff Pearlman. The debut of the docu-series it will happen in a few weeks su Sky e in streaming su NOWcoinciding with the departure of the NBA Finals.
Winning Time: who participates in the project
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynastic was made with a rich and interesting cast. John C. Reilly plays Jerry Buss, the team owner, while Jason Clarke is the NBA champion and manager of the LakersJerry West. Quincy Isaiah and Solomon Hughes are the faces of respectively Magic Johnson e Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
In the cast There are also Jason Segel (formerly seen in How I Met Your Mother) as Paul Westhead, a literature professor who became the team’s assistant coach; Adrien Brodywho is coach Pat Riley; Michael Chiklis, aka Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach; AndSally Fieldwho plays Jerry Buss’s mother.
What is it about the Lakers docuseries
The history of the docu-series begins in 1979, the year in which the unbeatable arrives in the team Earvin “Magic” Johnson. It is the beginning of “Showtime”, the golden age of the NBA, during which the Los Angeles Lakers become living legends of international basketball. The team quickly became famous for their style run-and-guncharacterized by speed and ferocity, making every match a great show of the sports world.
Le ten episodes tell some decisive points of the golden age dei Lakersincluding the (sometimes sensible, sometimes insane) choices of millionaire team owner Jerry Buss, Jerry West’s head shots, and Pat Riley’s play strategies. The game and the beginning of an unparalleled sports dynasty are intertwined, in the story, with themes such as seropositivityfame and racial discrimination.
Where and when to see the Lakers docu-series
All ten episodes of Winning Time: The rise of the Lakers dynasty are available from June 2 from 21:15 exclusively on Sky Atlantic e in streaming solo su NOW. The broadcast will continue, two episodes at a time, every Thursday.
