Thus far, HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” has been pretty widely lauded by fans and critics as an entertaining portrayal of one of the most interesting stretches in NBA history. For the most part, people have understood that a TV show might turn everyone into their nth degree selves for the sake of entertainment. But for some reason, there’s an idea that a line that should never have been crossed is doing the same to Jerry West, with West’s own former colleagues criticizing the show’s portrayal across multiple media platforms.
Was Jerry West really as angry as ‘Winning Time’ makes him out to be?
