Magic Johnson defended Jerry West against his 'Winning Time,' portrayal, writing, "Jerry helped develop us on the court as basketball players & off the court as men."
Winning Time debuted in early March with a disclaimer splashed across the screen: The HBO series is “a dramatization of certain facts and events.” It was supposed to provide a bit of cover. Seven weeks later, former Los Angeles Lakers coach and general manager Jerry West, depicted in the series...
They threw out some shade at the NBA about that finals MVP that they gave to Magic instead of Kareem since he didn't play in game 6 as the Lakers won the Championship.