The series chronicling the personal and professional lives of the 1980s Lakers ended with a surprise series finale.
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynastyhas come to an unexpected end.
EW can confirm that the ’80s-set sports drama has been canceled at HBO.
DeVaughn Nixon, Quincy Isaiah, Delante Desouz in ‘Winning Time’.Warrick Page/HBO
Director Salli Richardson also referenced the news with anInstagrampost showing the Lakers locker room.
Representatives for the series declined to comment.
He continued, “Viewership [keeps] going up, up, up.
An alternate ending would have see Magic Johnson (played by Quincy Isaiah) absorbing the devastating defeat.
“I hated the Lakers in the ’80s they were the villains,” McKay said.
