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The hummingbirds of Every Little Thing are migrating from North America to Europe. Sally Aikten’s film about the extraordinary avian aerialists and a Los Angeles woman who tends to injured hummingbirds is making its European premiere at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen, after initially hovering over Sundance.

Who could have imagined that the dramatization of the Los Angeles Lakers’ ’79-’80 NBA Championship season known as ‘Showtime’ would interest anyone other than die-hard hoop fans?

NBA star Kobe Bryant's Adidas KB8 II sneakers are among the 650 items being auctioned off through Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills and online June 28.The late, great basketballer's autographed shoes worn during the 1998-99 NBA season is expected to amass between $20K and $30K.Bryant tragically died, age 41, during a helicopter crash in Calabasas with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Maria-Onore. Going, going, gone! NBA star Kobe Bryant's (pictured in 1999) Adidas KB8 II sneakers are among the items being auctioned off through Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills and online June 28 The 'Sports: Legends' auction will also oversee the sale of tennis champ Serena Williams' Nike sleeveless blue pleated dress, which is expected to receive between $2K and $3K.The 40-year-old mother-of-one famously wore the dress during her 2011 US Open Semi-Final match against Caroline Wozniacki, which she won.Sports fans can also bid on big ticket items from Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Diego Maradona, Pelé, Lionel Messi, Michael Jordan, and Larry Bird.

Tonight’s tenth and final episode of HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty begins with the kind of adversity the team and owner Jerry Buss have overcome all through this charmed ’79-’80 NBA season. In the final moments of Game 5 of the finals, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar launches his patented sky hook, only to land wrong and severely sprain his ankle. The HOF center, dominant to this point, shrugs off the pain and wills the Lakers to being a win away from the NBA title. Magic Johnson, meanwhile, learns he has lost Rookie of the Year to his rival Larry Bird, who materializes in Magic’s apartment in a vision, meant to tear away at the Laker star’s confidence.

Selome Hailu “I’m a sensitive man,” says Magic Johnson. “Man, I shouldn’t be telling my weaknesses … but I do cry at movies. I will admit that.

ariety,Magic Johnson talks all things Lakers, his new docuseries on Apple TV+, and his history with Jerry Buss.Johnson’s four-part docuseries They Call Me Magic premieres on Apple TV+ on April 22, giving fans an inside look at his time playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. Another show about the team’s Showtime era, Winning Time, was recently released on HBO, but Johnson says he has no interest in watching the series as he’s baffled that nobody involved sought participation from him or his teammates.A post shared by Variety (@variety)“First of all, you can’t do a story about the Lakers without the Lakers,” the basketball legend said. “The real Lakers.

Related: Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty review – over-stretched basketball drama In the 1980s, basketball went from a marginal interest to an absolute phenomenon. The reasons for the game’s ascent are varied and complicated – including increased television interest, endorsement deals with McDonald’s and Nike and the expansion of the league to more markets – but one major draw was the rivalry between the LA Lakers and Boston Celtics, and in particular, between Lakers point guard Magic Johnson and Celtics forward Larry Bird. Like all great rivalries, it’s the differences between enemies that allow for the closest matchups.

Selome Hailu Premiering his new Apple TV Plus docuseries “They Call Me Magic” at the South by Southwest Film Festival, Magic Johnson shared that Michael Jordan’s Netflix docuseries “The Last Dance” helped him decide it was finally time to tell his own life story.“The reason we did it is because when Michael did ‘The Last Dance,’ my phone just started ringing,” the former L.A. Laker said in a post-screening discussion.

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

Bill Fitch was an NBA Hall of Fame coach who led the Boston Celtics to an NBA title in 1981.Bill Fitch was a head coach in the NBA for 25 years, winning an NBA title with Boston in 1981. He won 944 games, which is 11th most all-time in the NBA and was the NBA Coach of the Year in 1976 and 1980. Besides the Celtics, he coached Cleveland, Houston, New Jersey, and the Los Angeles Clippers.

released a trailer for the highly anticipated drama “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” and it has all the over-the-top hallmarks of the decadent 1980s: fast cars, scantily clad ladies, fur coats and tussles with Larry Bird.The nearly two-minute video teases a rollicking romp through the Lakers’ iconic Showtime era, which was known for championship rings, Hollywood bacchanals, the creation of enduring league rivalries and turning games into a glitzy entertainment spectacle.Premiering in March on HBO Max, the 10-episode series is based on the Jeff Pearlman book “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s.” The network described it as “a fast-break series chronicling the professional and

HBO’s Los Angeles Lakers drama series has added newcomer Sean Patrick Small, Rachel Hilson (This Is Us, Love, Victor), and Olli Haaskivi (Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Manifest) to the cast.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe untitled HBO series about the Los Angeles Lakers has added five to its cast, with Bo Burnham also exiting the series.It was reported in March that Burnham had been cast in the role of Celtics legend Larry Bird. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, Burnham is no longer involved with the project due to scheduling conflicts.Sean Patrick Small will instead play Bird.

Even if you’re not a sports fan, you’re probably familiar with the Los Angeles Lakers and the team’s “Showtime” era of the ‘80s. That’s when you had players like Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Larry Bird.