Morgan ( Stranger Things, This Is Us) is repped by Authentic Talent & Literary Management. and his namesake handle privilege, opportunity and attention become obvious. When his son is presented with a lucrative NBA contract, the differences in how Earvin Sr. Magic Johnson’s father worked for decades as both a garbage man and on an automobile assembly line to provide a better life for his children. (Zafrani would later marry former Laker Kurt Rambis and remains a key figure in the team’s front office.) Gordon is repped by UTA and Burstein Co. The arrival of new ownership in Jerry Buss and his ambitious daughter Jeanie requires her to navigate a complicated web of personal and professional relationships. Gordon ( Booksmart, Animal Kingdom) plays Linda Zafrani, whose intelligence and savvy have earned her a position in the office of the Forum. DeVaughn Nixon is repped by SDB Partners, Elevate Entertainment and Ginsberg Daniels. He expertly maneuvers the complexities of NBA stardom, until talented rookie Magic Johnson arrives in Los Angeles. In the series, Norm Nixon is a debonair playboy who overcame insurmountable odds to become the All-Star point guard for the Lakers. The common last name is not a coincidence: DeVaughn Nixon (Hulu’s Runaways, Disney’s Prom) is Norm’s son, born at the height of the Showtime era and just before his dad was traded from the Lakers to the then-San Diego Clippers. He is deeply sensitive after a lifetime of betrayals, but the arrival of rookie Magic Johnson sparks his gradual journey to open up to those around him, a quest that reinspires his love of the game. Hughes will play Lakers center (and future Hollywood Reporter columnist) Abdul-Jabbar, whose intelligence, talent and political activism have made him a living legend but whose introverted nature leads him to be misunderstood by not only the public but his own teammates. The 6-foot-11 former captain of the UC Berkeley basketball team played professionally in the USBL and ABA and in Mexico’s pro league and was a Harlem Globetrotter he has a doctorate in higher education from the University of Georgia. Hughes is making his professional acting debut in the series. Isaiah is repped by CAA, Impact Talent Group and attorney Terrence Williams. ![]() As gifted in the game as he is magnetic in life, Magic’s fast-paced, captivating play revolutionizes basketball even as his style of celebrity transforms the social fabric of the culture. Newcomer Isaiah, from Muskegon, Michigan (about 100 miles from Johnson’s hometown of Lansing), will play the Lakers point guard. Reilly is repped by WME, Peg Donegan and attorney Michael Gendler. Michael Shannon was originally cast as Buss but exited the project due to creative differences. He redefines American sports, celebrity and wealth by transforming the Lakers into a dynasty, but his house of cards threatens to collapse on him and the people he loves most. Buss is a self-made millionaire whose success has only amplified his proclivity for risk. Frequent McKay collaborator Reilly ( Step Brothers, Talladega Nights) will play the Lakers owner, who bought the team, the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings and the Forum in Inglewood in 1979.
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