Social Media Faux Pas Oops I Did It Again
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar finally weighed in on Winning Fourth dimension : The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty — and he is not a fan, to say the least.
The NBA living fable, role player and activist took apart the HBO series in a Tuesday Substack blog mail service he titled "Winning Time Isn't Just Deliberately Dishonest, Information technology's Drearily Dull."
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Abdul-Jabbar, who won five NBA Championships with the 1980s Showtime Los Angeles Lakers, made articulate in the intro that his adverse reaction to the series had null to do with how he is portrayed by Solomon Hughes or being a "stickler" for historical accuracy in dramatic interpretations. Abdul-Jabbar (who has written for The Hollywood Reporter as a contributing editor) too noted he originally was not going to spotter the serial, having lived through it, simply after hearing about how some of his former colleagues were depicted, he had to see for himself.
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"There is just ane immutable sin in writing: Don't Exist Tiresome! Winning Time commits that sin over and over," Abdul-Jabbar wrote, specifically calling out executive producer Adam McKay. "I'll starting time with the banal label. The characters are crude stick-figure representations that resemble real people, the mode Lego Han Solo resembles Harrison Ford. Each character is reduced to a single assuming trait, as if the writers were afraid anything more than circuitous would tax the viewers' comprehension."
Just like others who know Jerry W, Abdul-Jabbar took serious issue with how the former Lakers head coach is portrayed in the HBO series. Jason Clarke plays Westward in Winning Time.
"It's a shame the way they care for Jerry West, who has openly discussed his struggle with mental health, specially depression," wrote Abdul-Jabbar. "Instead of exploring his bug with pity as a manner to meliorate understand the homo, they plough him into a Wile E. Coyote cartoon to be laughed at. He never broke golf game clubs, he didn't throw his trophy through the window. Sure, those deportment brand dramatic moments, but they reek of facile exploitation of the man rather than exploration of graphic symbol."
Again stating that the portrayal of himself in the series had "no consequence on me personally," Abdul-Jabbar did address a moment that bothered him securely, as it could have a lasting effect on his charity, the Skyhook Foundation.
The scene happens early in the series, when Hughes' Kareem is working on the classic comedy Plane! Hughes' Kareem tells a kid thespian to "fuck off" when the male child asks for his autograph later on their scene.
"I never said 'fuck off' to the kid actor [Ross Harris] in Airplane!, nor have I ever said that to any child," Abdul-Jabbar wrote. "I realize this was a shorthand way of showing my perceived aloofness during that time, even though I take often spoken about my intense, virtually debilitating shyness. The filmmakers had admission to that information, but truth and insight were not on their agenda. Shocking moments were."
Abdul-Jabbar continued, "There is a victim here, it's just that information technology's non me. My charity, the Skyhook Foundation, provides week-long retreats for inner-city school children to report science while staying in the national wood. For years, I have been visiting schools to promote STEM educational activity. But when people see this show and come up away with an impression that I'grand verbally abusive to children, they are less likely to back up my foundation. That means fewer kids will be able to partake in the programme. And so Adam McKay is giving those kids a neat big 'fuck off!' that lasts a lot longer than the easy laugh he got out of a dishonest joke."
McKay did not immediately reply to a THR asking for comment.
Winning Fourth dimension: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty arrogance Sundays on HBO.
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