Lakers' Jerry West Demands Apology Over 'Deliberately False' Portrayal in HBO's Winning Time
Abdul-Jabbar said that the series turned West "into a Wile E. Coyote cartoon to be laughed at."
"He never broke golf clubs, he didn't throw his trophy through the window," Abdul-Jabbar continued in the letter. "Sure, those actions make dramatic moments, but they reek of facile exploitation of the man rather than exploration of character." West's lawyers say that HBO's disclaimer that the series is a dramatization doesn't protect the network from liability and that they would like an apology within two weeks from the date of the letter, ESPN noted.
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