Winning Time Episode 3 True Story: What Really Happened & What Changed
HBO's Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty episode 3 explores the fallout of Jerry West quitting coaching, and here's what the show gets right and wrong about what happened in real life. Throughout the beginning of HBO's 2022 TV show, Winning Time's story has primarily revolved around Jerry Buss (John C. Reilly), Earvin «Magic» Johnson (Quincy Isaiah), and Jerry West (Jason Clarke). After the events of Winning Time episode 2, this meant exploring what happens next for the Los Angeles Lakers franchise after Jerry West unexpectantly quits.
Winning Time episode 3 picks up almost immediately after this shocking development as Jerry West and Jerry Buss have a heated exchange inside the office of the Lakers' new owner. This sends the organization into a frenzy trying to find a replacement coach just three weeks before training camp begins. While others with the Los Angeles Lakers have ideas for potential candidates, Jerry Buss narrows his focus on Jerry Tarkanian, a successful NCAA coach caught up in controversies. At the same time that Dr. Buss is working to close a deal with Tarkanian, West is learning more about other coaching candidates, such as Portland Trail Blazers assistant coach Jack McKinney. Despite Buss' insistence on Tarkanian being the right man for the job, the Los Angeles Lakers head coaching vacancy is not filled by the end of Winning Time episode 3.
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For all the attention that the Lakers coaching search received, Winning Time episode 3's story also focused on Magic Johnson's transition to life in Hollywood. This included getting up to speed on the fashion and nightlife of the city (which plays into Magic's 1991 doctor's visit), while he also
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