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Jason Clarke talks about telling his dad he wanted to be an actor, playing Jerry West in the series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty and going sk...
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28 de abr. de 2022 · In March, in an interview for an episode of our “Binge Sesh” podcast on the Laker coaches we meet in Season 1 of “Winning Time,” Australian actor Jason Clarke, who plays West, described ...
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In Winning Time, Lakers head coach Jerry West (Jason Clarke) is convinced that the team shouldn’t draft Magic with its No. 1 pick, but should instead go with Sidney Moncrief, who West considered to be a better scorer. He also thought Magic was too happy-go-lucky for the NBA, telling Buss, “He smiles too much.” It’s true that West, who was head coac...
The Winning Time premiere begins with Jerry comparing basketball to “great sex” as he lounges around the Playboy Mansion. As he leaves Hugh Hefner’s love palace, he looks into the camera and says he’s going to buy the struggling Los Angeles Lakers franchise and make the team the hottest ticket in town. In real life, Buss, a staple at the Playboy Ma...
In episode 5, Spencer Haywood (played by Wood Harris) joins the Lakers and immediately causes a stir over a rumor that he circumcised himself as a kid with a “rock and a razor.” After a few of his teammates try to get a closer look at his much-discussed member, Spencer confirms the chatter. “I grabbed it, I held it down like a copperhead snake, I d...
In episode 6, Nike co-founder Phil Knightpitches Magic on a deal to sign with his new sneaker brand: “We need more than a smile on the poster, we need a partner.” Since Nike can’t offer Magic $80,000 a year, like other companies could, Knight says he’ll give Magic stock options instead. Magic turns down the opportunity and goes with Converse. Nike ...
Haywood’s time with the Lakers ended abruptly due to cocaine use. He was fired by Westhead midway through the 1980 NBA Finals after he fell asleep on the bench. Haywood later revealed that he was so angry at Westhead, he hired a mobster to harm him. “It was not a [murder] plot per se that you went and sat outside his house waiting for him to come o...
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20 de abr. de 2022 · NBA and LA Lakers legend Jerry West has demanded a retraction from the creators of Winning Time over how actor Jason Clarke portrays him in the HBO biopic.
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17 de mar. de 2022 · Jason Clarke, who plays L.A. Lakers general manager Jerry West on HBO's “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” discusses trusting his technique.
7 de mar. de 2022 · After a decade of hits like Zero Dark Thirty and Planet of the Apes, Clarke is back with what might be his best performance yet: a manic turn as Jerry West in HBO's Winning Time.
14 de mar. de 2022 · In HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, Los Angeles coach and former star player Jerry West, played by Jason Clarke, is not a happy man.
