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The Laker Girls. The Forum Club. Celebrities sitting courtside. The beating heart of Showtime-era Los Angeles was the “Fabulous Forum.”

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Are you watching #WinningTimeHBO? Catch up on our companion podcast, "Binge Sesh," where we take you behind the scenes of the real-life stories that inspired the show. link.chtbl.com/binge-sesh?sid…
In episode 5, Solomon Hughes, who plays Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in #WinningTime, helps tell the true story of the most misunderstood player in Lakers history. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Episode 4 breaks down Jeanie Buss, Claire Rothman and the series' depiction of women characters. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Episode 3 digs into the real-life saga behind the Laker coaches — Jerry West, Jack McKinney, Paul Westhead and Pat Riley. latimes.com/entertainment-…
We go inside the NBA’s fiercest rivalry in episode 2 to understand how Red Auerbach, Larry Bird and the city of Boston became the villains of #WinningTime latimes.com/entertainment-…
And we kicked things off with the story of how Magic Johnson and Jerry Buss made the Showtime Lakers — and helped create the modern NBA. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Find our full coverage of #WinningTimeHBO here: latimes.com/entertainment-…

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