Magic Johnson Defends Jerry West

Though the HBO series Winning Time which dramatizes the peaks and valleys of the Los Angeles Lakers during the 1980s has been a hit with audiences, former Lakers player, coach and GM Jerry West thinks it's a miss. Earlier this week, West publicly called for an apology from HBO for portraying him like a jerk. He even threatened to plead his case in front of the US Supreme Court

Winning Time is not a documentary and has not been advertised as such. Instead, it's an interesting examination of a remarkable decade in Lakers history. WHY DID MAGIC JOHNSON WANT TO HIT HOWARD STERN? Even if West and the creators of the series never come to an agreement about this issue, West still has nine NBA championship rings -- one as a player and eight as GM. Now that's winning time.