Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Criticizes ‘Winning Time’ for “Crude Stick-Figure” Characters

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar finally weighed in on WinningTime: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty — and he is not a fan, to say the least:

Abdul-Jabbar, who won five NBA Championships with the 1980s Showtime

, made clear in the intro that his adverse reaction to the series had nothing to do with how he is portrayed by Solomon Hughes or being a “stickler” for historical accuracy in dramatic interpretations. Abdul-Jabbar also noted he originally was not going to watch the series, having lived through it, but after hearing about how some of his former colleagues were depicted, he had to see for himself.

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