While Buss clashes with West over the coaching staff, Paul calls in a favor from Pat Riley. On the road for the first time, Earvin attempts to reconnect with loved…

Assistant coach Paul Westhead adds to the Lakers’ growing list of problems when he finds himself dealing with a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions. Increasingly courted by corporate sponsors, Earvin consults…

As the Lakers prepare for their season opener against the Clippers, an increasingly frustrated Kareem begins to doubt his place on the team allowing Coach McKinney to stoke his growing…

As the Lakers head to Palm Springs for the start of training camp, Buss finds himself in over his head financially, and the team’s new coaches struggle to prove their…

As the Lakers head to Palm Springs for the start of training camp, Buss finds himself in over his head financially, and the team’s new coaches struggle to prove their…

As the Lakers head to Palm Springs for the start of training camp, Buss finds himself in over his head financially, and the team’s new coaches struggle to prove their…

Leaving the Lakers to deal with the fallout of Coach West’s shocking announcement, Buss travels to Las Vegas, and soon becomes entangled with a dangerous foe. Back in LA, Earvin…

After giving Coach West carte blanche with the Lakers roster, Buss attempts to charm fellow franchise owner of the Celtics, Red Auerbach. Meanwhile, Earvin’s efforts to impress the women in…

A fast-break series chronicling the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties — a team that defined an era,…

1979. Businessman Jerry Buss stakes his fortune on the purchase of the NBA’s lackluster Los Angeles Lakers. Meanwhile, the team’s head coach, Jerry West, bristles at the prospect of drafting…