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Jeanie Buss says John C. Reilly is ‘absolutely breathtaking’ as her father in HBO’s Winning Time

Dr. Jerry Buss apparently loved John C. Reilly in the movie version of Chicago.

With just one episode left in the second season of Winning Time on HBO, fans are seeing a slightly different reception this time around.

The show was widely criticized for inaccuracies during its first season by some of the real-life individuals (including Jerry West, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson) portrayed in the show.

Although the Lakers originally said they had no comment about the show and were not supporting this project, we’ve seen a slight change of tune in the second season.

One very important person depicted in the show who is not critical of this season is Lakers owner Jeanie Buss (played by Hadley Robinson).

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During Jeanie’s recent appearance on the official podcast of the show, she spoke about one of her interactions with John C. Reilly — who portrays her late father, Dr. Jerry Buss.

She even told Variety she thought Reilly deserved an Emmy nomination for his work on the show.

“John C. Reilly is absolutely breathtaking as my dad,” she said. “He’s absolutely fabulous.”

Jeanie said that she first met Reilly when he was attending a Lakers game. She decided to introduce herself to him because she knew that he was going to play her father in the show.

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At first, according to Jeanie, the actor seemed nervous that he was going to get kicked out of the game.

Instead, however, she told him a heartwarming story about a moment she shared with her father when they went to the movies, one of their shared passions, and saw Chicago (2002) in theaters.

“He was really good … [he is] somebody that can be so funny [and] can play such a tragic character,” she said.

Jeanie said that her father likely would not have had the same disappointment that others portrayed in the show like West and Abdul-Jabbar felt.

“I think he’d be really honored that you were playing him,” she continued.

This is not the first time that Jeanie has praised Reilly’s portrayal of her father. She had similar comments last month during an interview on AM 570 LA Sports.

“I know some people are like, ‘I can’t believe you’re watching that show!’ I said, ‘You know what? I really miss my dad so much. It’s kind of nice to see him.'”

Jeanie said that the costume department of Winning Time tried to get in touch with her father’s old tailor.

While the tailor had since passed away, his son had since taken over the business. Now, whenever she watches the show, it even looks like she is watching her dad.

“The wardrobe that he wears — that is what was making me crazy. Those were outfits that my dad actually wore.”

Why Jeanie Buss watches HBO’s ‘Winning Time’

One may think Lakers owner Jeanie Buss wouldn’t want to watch the HBO series “Winning Time,” but she actually does for one big reason.

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“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” is in its second season on HBO, and while it continues to draw rave reviews from some, it also keeps drawing criticism from other corners.

A number of players from the Los Angeles Lakers’ “Showtime” era of the 1980s have criticized or outright denounced the show. According to them, the series is very inaccurate and portrays certain people, such as executive Jerry West, as caricatures of who they really are in real life.

Still, current Lakers owner Jeanie Buss, who is frequently portrayed in “Winning Time,” says she watches it because she misses her father, former Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss.

“Like whether it’s right or wrong, some of it’s very wrong and some of it’s pretty spot on. And they just started Season 2, and I think that John C. Reilly’s done a really good job at capturing Dr. Buss and I know some people are like I can’t believe you’re watching that show. And I said you know what, I just I really miss my dad so much, it’s kind of nice to see him.”

Despite being one of those who criticized the series for not being historically accurate, the younger Buss actually praised the series for getting one important detail about her father very right.

“And I found out that they got in touch with my dad’s old tailor who had passed away, but his son took over the business. So they literally, the wardrobe that he wears that’s what was making me crazy was like those were outfits that my dad actually wore. So the attention to detail they have in certain things and you know in this season they recreate epic fare which, a lot of people don’t even know what that is, but it’s just like surreal to experience.”

The elder Buss owned the Lakers from 1979 until his death in 2013. During his tenure, the team won 10 NBA championships and went from a bridesmaid franchise to one of the world’s most storied sports teams, not to mention the gold standard of basketball worldwide.

At the presser, Lacob summed up the …

At the presser, Lacob summed up the larger statistical picture: “It’ll take a lot of years of ownership to even come close to what the Celtics have achieved,” he said. “How many times do they have? Seventeen. That’s a lot. How many do we have? (The answer: six as a franchise). We have a ways to go, I guess is the point. “We’ve had pretty good success over the first 12 years. Jerry Buss owned the Lakers for 33 years. Anybody know how many Finals he made in 33 years? Sixteen out of 33 years. Now that is remarkable. Not to take it off the Celtics. But we’ve made now six in 12 years. I love the 50 percent. Whether we can continue that, I don’t know. But we’re going to try.”

Lacob gives an upper hand to Boston in …

Lacob gives an upper hand to Boston in the Celtics-Lakers rivalry, while adding in his own Warriors history too. “I’ll give you a statistic that I think is just the most unbelievable statistic,” Lacob says. “The Celtics are great. Jerry Buss owned the Lakers for 33 years. Does anybody know how many Finals he made in 33 years? Sixteen out of 33 years. Now that is remarkable. We’ve now made six in 12 years. So, I love the 50-percent rate. Whether we’ll continue that, I don’t know. But I’m sure as hell gonna try.”

As he mentioned to Sam Amick of The …

As he mentioned to Sam Amick of The Athletic, the Lakers revoked West’s season tickets, tickets that he said were promised to him by the late Dr. Jerry Buss. According to West, the Lakers didn’t even bother to tell him of the decision. Nobody around the situation believes this to have been a cost-cutting measure. West himself sees it as retribution. Retribution for what, though?

When the Lakers’ late owner, Dr. Jerry …

When the Lakers’ late owner, Dr. Jerry Buss, insisted on adding Payton in the summer of 2003, that meant Jackson had to convince Derek Fisher to come off the bench. And considering those Lakers had won titles in three of the previous four seasons with Fisher starting, this wasn’t a welcome situation for Jackson to have to handle. Yet though they didn’t win it all, the Lakers did manage to return to the finals that season (where they lost to Detroit). The comparison, it seems, was made to make the point that the coach (and his staff) should somehow find a way to find the Westbrook solution. Again, the strong signs continue that the Lakers are preparing for the possibility of Westbrook remaining.

Jeanie Buss on Lakers: ‘The team is not for sale’

Will Jeanie Buss ever consider selling the Lakers? What do you think? “In terms of selling the team, I’m not going anywhere. This is exactly what my dad asked me to do,” she said, adding, “The team is not for sale.” She said it’s about far more than …

Will Jeanie Buss ever consider selling the Lakers? What do you think? “In terms of selling the team, I’m not going anywhere. This is exactly what my dad asked me to do,” she said, adding, “The team is not for sale.” She said it’s about far more than an investment, it’s about a journey laid out by Jerry Buss when he handed her the keys. The path had gotten tough, but Jeanie Buss insists — and history has proved — that she can be tougher. “This was something that was important to him, that he wanted me to keep the Lakers in the family,” she said. “I like to say, my dad had his children, but the Lakers were his baby, and he put me in charge of the baby, and I will make sure that the baby thrives.”
Source: Bill Plaschke @ Los Angeles Times

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Jeanie Buss on Lakers: ‘The team is not for sale’

Will Jeanie Buss ever consider selling the Lakers? What do you think? “In terms of selling the team, I’m not going anywhere. This is exactly what my dad asked me to do,” she said, adding, “The team is not for sale.” She said it’s about far more than an investment, it’s about a journey laid out by Jerry Buss when he handed her the keys. The path had gotten tough, but Jeanie Buss insists — and history has proved — that she can be tougher. “This was something that was important to him, that he wanted me to keep the Lakers in the family,” she said. “I like to say, my dad had his children, but the Lakers were his baby, and he put me in charge of the baby, and I will make sure that the baby thrives.”

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Sports valuation expert Bryce Erickson said “locational benefits and market size benefits” could help the Warriors take on the Knicks in revenue. He referenced the HBO series “Winning Time,” which chronicles the Los Angeles Lakers’ rise to prominence in the 1980s on the back of innovation. “Things change,” Erickson said. “Prior to (Jerry Buss) buying the team, what were the Lakers? They were a struggling franchise in a struggling league. And their timing was impeccable. So, whose to say that more than 40 years later, the Warriors can’t have the same effect? There’s nothing there to say they couldn’t, particularly from an economic vantage point.”

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar rips ‘Winning Time’ HBO show

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: I’ll start with the bland characterization. The characters are crude stick-figure representations that resemble real people the way Lego Hans Solo resembles Harrison Ford. Each character is reduced to a single bold trait as if the writers were afraid anything more complex would tax the viewers’ comprehension. Jerry Buss is Egomaniac Entrepreneur, Jerry West is Crazed Coach, Magic Johnson is Sexual Simpleton, I’m Pompous Prick. They are caricatures, not characters. Amusement park portraits that emphasize one physical feature to amplify your appearance—but never touching the essence. The result of using caricatures instead of fully developed characters is that the plot becomes frenetic melodrama, sensationalized invented moments to excite the senses but reveal nothing deeper. It’s as if he strung together a bunch of flashing colored lights and told us, “This is the spirit of Christmas.”