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HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” wants to be the “Boogie Nights” of basketball, and more often than not achieves the excitement of that pitch. It tells you the history you didn’t know you wanted to know about how the Los Angeles Lakers became such a dominant team, without demanding you know the sport.

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‘Never Been Kissed’ Cast: Where Are They Now?

She was never Josie Grossie! Drew Barrymore stole hearts from the second she hit the big screen in Never Been Kissed.

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John C. Reilly says his career was “dead in the water” before new LA Lakers series

HBO‘s new LA Lakers drama.The actor is set to portray former Lakers owner Jerry Buss in the forthcoming basketball drama Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty, which is due out next month.Reilly was the third choice for the role in the Adam McKay drama after Will Ferrell and Michael Shannon dropped out.“I’d been sitting at my kitchen table, thinking, ‘Man, I’m dead in the water, all this work, 80 movies, and I got nothing going on,’ when I got the text from Adam,” Reilly told The Hollywood Reporter.He landed the part after Ferrell fell out with his longstanding collaborator McKay over the role.“It ended not well,” McKay said in a recent interview with Vanity Fair after Ferrell, a die hard fan of the team, had his heart set on playing Buss.McKay thought that Ferrell’s Step Brothers co-star Reilly would be better suited for the role.“Ferrell just doesn’t look like Jerry Buss, and he’s not that vibe of a Jerry Buss,” added McKay. “And there were some people involved who were like, ‘We love Ferrell, he’s a genius, but we can’t see him doing it.’ It was a bit of a hard discussion.” To make things worse, McKay didn’t personally notify Ferrell of the choice.

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Adam McKay offers new details about his fallout with former producing partner Will Ferrell

Filmmaker Adam McKay opened up about the end of his partnership with comedian Will Ferrell back in November, though now he has revealed even more details.The 53-year-old director had been working with Ferrell for 25 years when their partnership came to an end over casting in McKay's new HBO series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, debuting March 3.McKay revealed in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporterthat it was his failure to reach out to Ferrell before casting their longtime friend John C. Reilly that ended the partnership and friendship.

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‘Winning Time’: How Sean Patrick Small Went From Writing His Own Larry Bird Story To Playing NBA Legend

Sean Patrick Small has long been aware of the similarities between him and Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird.

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‘Winning Time’: John C. Reilly On Jerry Buss’ “Great American Story” [TCA]

NBA All-Star Weekend is over and about four weeks away from March Madness starting. So, with this relative lull in between major basketball events, it’s not surprising that HBO has decided to debut its ambitious new basketball series right in between.

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Don't Look Up director Adam McKay is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Adam McKay was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during an unveiling ceremony that was held on Thursday.The Don't Look Up director, 53, beamed with pride while posing for several photos with longtime friends Sarah Silverman and John C. Reilly.Notably absent from the ceremony was McKay's former collaborator Will Ferrell, who famously fell out with the filmmaker regarding a role in the forthcoming HBO series Winning Time.

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‘Winning Time’ Co-Creator Says HBO Series Was “Made With Great Love And Appreciation” Despite Lack Of Lakers Cooperation

The Showtime Lakers will take center stage in HBO’s upcoming series Winning Time: The Rise of The Lakers Dynasty, but that’s the extent of their involvement. During the series’ CTAM session on Tuesday series co-creator Max Borenstein addressed reports about the lack of cooperation from the Lakers themselves and the Buss family.

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‘Winning Time’ Trailer: New HBO Max Series Focusing On Legacy Of The L.A. Lakers Debuts March 6

It’s hard to think of other professional basketball teams that measure up to the Showtime Lakers era. NBA dynasties such as the Chicago Bulls led by Michael Jordan had a predecessor with Magic Johnson and the Lakers.