Hypocritical ic providing more entertainment with his lies.
While claiming he has
never watched it nor have
any of the Lakers:
It's worth noting that Johnson was initially involved with the development of the show, which was based on Jeff Pearlman's book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers. Series co-creator Jim Hecht recalled in a recent THR guest column that the production company Overbrook contacted Johnson about the project. "The next thing I knew,
I was in a meeting with my childhood idol and he's saying, 'Yes, I wanna do this, this way, with you guys,'" Hecht wrote. "So, I dove right in and spent the next six months developing a take."
Alas, Hecht said Johnson "backed out" after the first day of pitching the show. "I never heard from him directly, but I was told it was about money," he added.
Lakers legend Magic Johnson on “Winning Time” cancellation: 'You just can't tell that story' (msn.com)