‘Winning Time’ Star Solomon Hughes on Why He Left Basketball Behind and Becoming Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
variety.comJ. Kim Murphy SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Pieces of a Man,” the April 3 episode of “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” which is now streaming on HBO Max.
After spending its first few weeks exploring the rookie rise of Los Angeles Lakers point guard Earvin “Magic” Johnson (Quincy Isaiah), HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” narrows its focus to another ball-player in its fifth episode, one whose days as an emerging talent are far in the rearview mirror.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Solomon Hughes) has been a reserved presence through the show so far, stepping away from practices at training camp and staying quiet around his team members.
But as “Pieces of a Man” reveals, Abdul-Jabbar’s aloof temperament runs much deeper than a veteran’s lack of interest. “When I came to Allah as a younger man, my faith was pure.
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