Winning Time’s Authenticity Came With Hard Work

by Russ_Cohen - September 11, 2023September 11, 20230

The show “Winning Time” is a great sports show about the Los Angeles Lakers. My regular readers know this through my coverage. Well, deep into Season 2, I dug a bit deeper to see why those basketball action scenes look so good. I caught up with basketball producer, Idan Ravin,

Winning Time’s Season Two Story is Just Getting Started

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by Russ_Cohen - August 17, 2023August 17, 20230

The HBO series "Winning Time" is terrific. I love it. I had a chance to talk to some of the actors last year and realized afterward that this is the best sports serial I’ve ever watched. If you love the Lakers, you’ll love both seasons. If you hate the Lakers,

NBA TEAM NICKNAMES, A SHORT HISTORY

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by Russ_Cohen - March 23, 20170

With the end of the National Basketball Association season fast approaching and the endless play-off season on the horizon, how some of the teams got their names is always a fascinating topic. Read on and learn more. Back in the day, as some are apt to say, I was interviewing and

Bill Russell One of Three Recipients of Muhammad Ali Legacy Award

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by Russ_Cohen - December 1, 20160

SAN FRANCISCO -- Bill Russell, who led the University of San Francisco (USF) to back-to-back NCAA Championships in 1955 and ’56 and won 11 NBA Championships in his 13-year professional career with the Boston Celtics, has been selected as one of three recipients for the Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy