Jerry West Has Entered the Winning Time Group Chat

In early March, when we profiled Jason Clarke—who plays the Hall-of-Famer Jerry West in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty—he said, “all indications are [West] is not going to want to watch this or he’s not going to be interested in it.” A little over a month later, we have few updates on that front. Jerry West is officially and without a single doubt interested in Winning Time. He told the Los Angeles Times in an interview this Monday, “The series made us all look like cartoon characters. They belittled something good. If I have to, I will take this all the way to the Supreme Court.” All due respect to you, Mr. West, but I think the Supreme Court has slightly bigger worries than your portrayal in an intentionally off-the-rails HBO show. This follows the West-related drama from last week, when ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reported that West’s lawyers sent a letter to HBO and series producer Adam McKay asking for a retraction within two weeks of the letter’s receipt…. Click below to read the full story from Esquire
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