Jerry West has made it no secret that he's extremely unhappy with how he has been portrayed in HBO's Winning Time. The show's plot centers around the Los Angeles Lakers franchise during the 1980s with West being one of the most prominent figures in the narrative.
The Lakers legend has now taken his condemnation of the show a step further. West has decided to threaten HBO with legal action if they do not make any changes in the way they portray his character:
“The series made us all [the Lakers] look like cartoon characters,” West told the Los Angeles Times. “They belittled something good. If I have to, I will take this all the way to the Supreme Court.”
West's attorney, Louis R. Miller, also sent a letter to HBO with the implication of legal action against the television network:
“You replaced the real Jerry West — a consummate professional — with his polar opposite, then portrayed this lie to the public as genuine,” the letter read. “You thereby violated the law.”
HBO has responded to West and they are of the belief that they have done nothing wrong. They clearly have no intention of retracting anything and there's no doubt that this saga is only going to get spicier in the coming weeks as the show progresses.
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