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Winning Time Episode 8 Recap - Winning Time, a show about the 1980s NBA team that defined the league, has finally entered that decade. The first-place Lakers' locker room is buzzing ahead of their final game before the All-Star...

The Baby Episode 1 Recap {Season Premiere} - Natasha is enraged that all of her friends have children, but her world implodes when she unexpectedly becomes a mother. The infant, who is controlling, manipulative, and wonderfully cute, turns Natasha's...

Did Jerry Buss Consider Firing Paul Westhead in Real Life? Let's check out. 'Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty' examines the Los Angeles Lakers' dominance on the court as well as their glamorous off-court lifestyle in the...

Who Is Elgin Baylor in Winning Time? Let's check out. Elgin Gay Baylor was a professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the United States. He was a forward for the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers for 14 seasons in the...

Why Did Paul Westhead Drop Spencer Haywood? Let's find out. Paul William Westhead (born February 21, 1939) is a former basketball coach in the United States. He coached in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Women's National Basketball Association...

Winning Time Episode 7 Recap - HBO's Winning Time, like its protagonist Jerry Buss, is not a show that is interested in subtlety. So when "Invisible Man" starts with Dr. Jerry Buss lecturing (straight to the camera, of course)...

In 1980, an upstart business called Nike attempted to attract Magic Johnson, the newest NBA sensation. Because they were short on cash, they offered a stock deal. Johnson went on to sing with Converse, and it's been believed that...

The documentary 'Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty' follows the Los Angeles Lakers, a basketball team acquired by Jerry Buss, who has big aspirations for the team. The series highlights several noteworthy events that moulded the team's...

Paul Westhead of Winning Time isn't someone you'd describe as foresighted. The Lakers assistant coach's one expression, as played by Jason Segel, is that of a man glancing up from tying his shoe just in time to see a...

Alcindor took the shahada twice during the summer of 1968, converting from Catholicism to Sunni Islam. He changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Arabic, although he didn't start using it publicly until 1971. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Biography Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an...