EXCLUSIVE: In an art-imitates-life casting, DeVaughn Nixon (Prom, Marvel’s Runaways) has been tapped to play his dad, Norm Nixon in HBO’s pilot about the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers. Writt…
Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s.
DeVaughn Nixon’s Norm Nixon is a debonair playboy who overcomes insurmountable odds to become the all-star point guard of the Lakers. He expertly maneuvers the complexities of NBA stardom, until talented young rookie Magic Johnson arrives in LA. Nixon joins previously announced cast members Jason Clarke, who plays Jerry West, John C. Reilly who portrays Lakers owner Jerry Buss, Quincy Isaiah as Magic Johnson and Solomon Hughes as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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