What Happened To David Thompson After Winning Time Season 2 - Did The Lakers Ever Trade For Him?
Winning Time season 2 explores the Lakers' potential interest in trading for David Thompson during the 1980-81 season, which was one of his best NBA seasons. Despite Thompson's impressive stats, coach Paul Westhead vetoed the trade, fearing Thompson's ego would disrupt the team's dynamic. Thompson's career took a downturn after being traded to the Seattle Supersonics, battling drug addiction, suffering a knee injury, and facing legal troubles before turning his life around in retirement.
HBO's Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty introduces former NBA standout David Thompson as a potential trade interest for the 1908-81 Showtime Lakers. Season 2 of the celebrated fictionalized sports series has seen the former NBA Champions face several new challenges both on the court and inside the locker room. This has created behind-the-scenes tensions between teammates such as Magic Johnson (Quincy Isaiah) and Norm Nixon (DeVaugh Nixon) as well as members of the coaching...
HBO's Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty introduces former NBA standout David Thompson as a potential trade interest for the 1908-81 Showtime Lakers. Season 2 of the celebrated fictionalized sports series has seen the former NBA Champions face several new challenges both on the court and inside the locker room. This has created behind-the-scenes tensions between teammates such as Magic Johnson (Quincy Isaiah) and Norm Nixon (DeVaugh Nixon) as well as members of the coaching...
- 8/14/2023
- by Greg MacArthur
- ScreenRant
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