Someone send Michael Chiklis a victory cigar.
The Emmy-winning actor (“The Shield”) and Lowell native has been cast as legendary Celtics coach/executive Red Auerbach in Adam McKay’s upcoming HBO drama series about the “Showtime” Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s.
Based on Jeff Pearlman’s book “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s,” the series will chronicle “the professional and personal lives” of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, according to HBO.
McKay is very familiar with Chiklis’ work, having recently cast the actor in his Massachusetts-filmed “Don’t Look Up,” which wrapped filming last month.