Academy Award winner for The Pianist Adrien Brody will portray legendary Los Angeles Lakers coach Pat Riley in HBO\u2019s upcoming drama series about the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, as reported by Variety.<\/p>\n
Brody is among several high-profile talents who will appear in the series. Others include Jason Clarke (\u201cZero Dark Thirty,\u201d \u201cCatherine the Great\u201d) as Jerry West, a 14-time NBA All-Star, John C. Reilly (\u201cStep Brothers\u201d) as Lakers owner Jerry Buss, Quincy Isaiah as point guard Earvin \u201cMagic\u201d Johnson, Solomon Hughes as center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Molly Gordon as Linda Zafrani, DeVaughn Nixon as point guard Norm Nixon (DeVaugn is Norm\u2019s son), Rob Morgan as Earvin Johnson Sr., Spencer Garrett as announcer Chick Hearn, Kirk Bovill as former owner Donald Sterling, and Delante Desouza as shooting guard Michael Cooper.<\/p>\n
The show is written by Max Borsenstein, who also serves as executive producer. Adam McKay (\u201cSuccession\u201d) directed the pilot and executive produces the series as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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