This post contains spoilers for the Season Two finale of HBO‘s Winning Time, now streaming on Max. Winning Time, the HBO drama about the Los Angeles Lakers’ Showtime dynasty in the Eighties, has been accused by members of those teams of rewriting history. With what unexpectedly turned out to be …
Read More »'Winning Time' Season Two Is an Air Ball From the Free-Throw Line
Throughout the Season Two premiere of HBO’s basketball drama Winning Time, various characters, from Lakers assistant coach Pat Riley (Adrien Brody) to Boston Celtics general manager Red Auerbach (Michael Chiklis) talk about how difficult it is to repeat as champions. The real Riley would eventually refer to this as “the …
Read More »LeBron James Breaks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA Points Record
LeBron James broke one of the NBA’s loftiest records Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena, scoring 38,388 points to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and become the league’s all-time leading scorer. James entered the night’s game against Oklahoma City Thunder just 36 points away from passing Abdul-Jabbar’s historic record. In the third quarter, …
Read More »Rihanna, Steph Curry, Drake and More Congratulate LeBron on Breaking NBA Scoring Record
LeBron James rewrote the record books Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena, passing Kareem-Abdul-Jabbar’s longstanding record, and scoring 38,388 points to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. In a night of celebration LeBron’s family and friends were in attendance to show support, including Magic Johnson, Dwyane Wade, Denzel Washington, and Jay-Z Celebrities …
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