
Although the HBO series “Winning Time,” a fictionalized account of the dynastic Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s, has been a hit in the ratings, it has been criticized by many for its historical inaccuracies.
Some believe it has made some members of those Lakers, such as front office wizard Jerry West, into mere caricatures of their real-life counterparts. One of those critics has been Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the superstar center of those Showtime teams.