The Latest Breaking News from Jerry Buss

LOS ANGELES — It might have sounded like a bluff when Jerry West recently vowed to take his much-publicized battle with HBO "all the way to the Supreme Court."

NEW YORK — HBO would like to remind you — and Jerry West — that “Winning Time” is not a documentary.

Former LA Lakers player and general manager claims HBO has ‘demeaned him for shock value’ in popular drama about basketball team

The Lakers’ legend said the show is a “baseless and malicious assault” on his character.

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The US actor described the sport as “theatrical” and “thrilling”.

Vitti and Mitch Kupchak were upset at how the program represents Jerry West.

In celebration of HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, we’re taking a looking at the real-time characters behind the show. This is Dr. Jerry Buss.

Early in the first episode of HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” soon-to-be team owner Jerry Buss, played in all his tacky-huckster glory by John C. Reilly, is reclining on a water bed at the Playboy mansion. A female companion is curled up asleep in the crook…