For Americans, but specifically African-Americans, 1991 was a hell of a year. Read more…
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Let’s talk the Lakers, the Magic and HBO’s ‘Winning Time’
Before the Los Angeles Lakers drafted Earvin “Magic” Johnson with the first overall pick in 1979, the league was on the verge of a fate worse than death — irrelevancy. Read more…
Boot this reboot
The new USFL is bullshit. Read more…
Magic wants no part of scripted series about the Showtime Lakers
It’s a shame that Magic Johnson wants no part of this new HBO series about the Showtime Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s. The trailer for Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, was released in early December, and the series will debut on HBO Max in March 2022. Read more…
In case you missed the news, the USFL is back!
In case you missed the news, the USFL is back! Read more…
USFL may be back, but without the fool who ruined it the first time
In case you missed the news, the USFL is back! Read more…
Don’t expect the upcoming Lakers docuseries to be the next Last Dance
2022 will be the “Year of the Lakers.” Not on the court, necessarily, but definitely on our television screens. Read more…
Which team played the villain role best?
With the Houston Astros now wearing the crown as the most hated team in professional sports — as indicated by the chorus of boos and piercing screams of “CHEATER!” that rang through the Oakland Coliseum (whatever ridiculous name it has today) last night on Opening Day (ahh… welcome back baseball, and welcome back… Read more…