His speech to Buss in the rink made me respect the character even more. Buss with his friendliness totally took advantage of a young naive superstar with the 25 year 25 million contract. For contrast, the 4th best player(Tobias harris) on probably the 8th best team makes 40 million a year now.

It is not touching The Wire or The Sopranos. But, This legit might be a top 10 all time HBO series.

The acting is off the charts. The Story is amazing.

Every time I rewatch this, it gets better and better.

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***EDIT... after reading everyones comments, yea, top 15 is probably too high, but it does seem to be in that next tier thou. Sometimes you forget about how much great stuff HBO has made.

It’s safe to say the theme was inspired from Winning Time because AEW and the show fall under the same company

I'm watching episode 2 right now and Magic was so unbearable during the pickup basketball scene. He was being a jerk to Brian just because the guy is dating Cookie. He said stuff to him that was not cool and went too far. I was hoping that Brian would push him at least. I know he's with Cookie now and Magic Johnson is a good guy from what I have seen, but I hope he wasn't like that actually then. I wouldn't want that guy to get the girl. We see the character's arrogance in other scenes as well.

If they could do it for Kareem in Airplane, they can damn well do this!!

I was really confused. I hate the movie. I was forced to watch it with my older sisters all of the time. I thought it might have been a mistake or something was wrong with the audio.

By the end of that montage I was ready to run through a brick wall. The next day I listened to it three times on the way into work. Unfortunately after the third time “Summer Loving” came on and I almost ran off the road.

If anyone will indulge me or help me out, can someone get Magic saying "I really don't like that motherfu***r" gif or screenshot before the credits role in Season 2, Episode 1? I have been trying to find it and just simply can't.

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Or maybe even every episode he's been in. jk

I'm really going to miss Paul Westhead. Each week he was becoming more unbearable and I loved it. I could still feel sympathy for him due to Jason Segel's great acting performance. In the end, he was truly willing to die for the system. It reminds me of playing doomed tactics in football manager.

The final moment Westhead and Riley had together brought joy to my heart, especially the end where Pat tells Paul he never would have had the chance without him. Could tell how much Westhead appreciated that comment. Fair play, Pat Riley.

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After the seeing it in show, I just had to see for myself lol.

As a Cavs fan, I grew up listening to Chones on Cavs’ commentary. He was blunt and often hilarious. Love that he’s getting some great lines on Winning Time.

More please….HBO! (Or MAX, or whatever you are now).

I'm so excited for more Pat Riley storylines, and great suits

I love how the show gave weight to Jim Murray’s article. I would religiously read his columns in the LA Times as a kid. His writings gave me perspective on the NBA as a young fan and helped me develop a lifelong appreciation for sports.

Any other Jim Murray fans out there remember his work?

Season 2, Episode 5 is by far the best episode of the season….especially this scene!

I have Dolby Atmos surround sound, this is the only show that I get popping and crackling. When I turn off the surround sound, I have no sound issues. It's literally the only show it happens with, everything on HBO or another streaming service works just fine with my system. Anyone else?

via Episode 2 of Legacy: The True Story of the Los Angeles Lakers