Lakers News: Showtime Era Great Wasn't A Big Fan Of "Winning Time"

Sounds like a key Laker won't miss the prestige HBO dramatization.

"Winning Time," HBO's big-budget, star-studded fictionalization of the Showtime-era Los Angeles Lakers, was recently cancelled after two well-reviewed but under-seen seasons.

While fans may be bemoaning its axing, it certainly sounds like a key starter from that era won't miss the prestige dramatization.

TMZ Sports cornered former Showtime starting two-guard Byron Scott recently, and he was surprisingly candid about his feelings regarding the series.

"I wasn't a big fan of the show because I know a lot of it was fabricated in certain ways just to make it more interesting for the fans which is cool, that's TV," Scott said. "That's Hollywood. That's what they do."

Scott, who grew up in Inglewood (the site of LA's then-arena, the Great Western Forum), was selected with the fourth pick in the 1983 NBA draft out of Arizona State University, and quickly went on to win three championships with the franchise in 1985, 1987 and 1988 starting alongside Hall of Famer Magic Johnson in the club's backcourt.

The 6'2" wing played for Los Angeles for his first ten seasons, and after brief stints with the Indiana Pacers and Vancouver Grizzlies he returned to spend his final NBA season back in LA. Funnily enough, that last year was 1996-97, the first year Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant donned the Purple and Gold.

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