With lots of excitement and expectations for the series, the premiere of “Winning Time” on HBO certainly lived up to the billing. Albeit through just one episode, the series laid the groundwork for what could be a really fun and exciting ride in its premiere.
The stars of the show (so far) are John C. Reilly as Dr. Jerry Buss, and Quincy Isaiah as Magic Johnson. But perhaps one of the funnier, and certainly more dramatized, characters was Jerry West, played by Jason Clarke. As is often the case in Hollywood, West’s personality was dialed up and enhanced to nearly cartoonish levels.