Jerry West, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar take issue with HBO's 'Winning Time'

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Jerry West and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were among former Los Angeles Lakers personnel who expressed their displeasure over their depictions in the HBO series "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty."

The series depicts the showtime era of the Lakers franchise. Jason Clarke plays West, Solomon Hughes plays Abdul-Jabbar, John C. Reilly plays then-team owner Dr. Jerry Buss and Quincy Isaiah plays Magic Johnson.

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This image released by HBO shows Jason Clarke as Jerry West in a scene from "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty." (HBO via AP)

West’s lawyers, in a statement to ESPN, said he demanded a retraction over the depiction which allegedly describes him "as an out-of-control, intoxicated rage-aholic." West seeks a retraction within two weeks of the letter to producer Adam McKay and HBO.

"The portrayal of NBA icon and L.A. Lakers legend Jerry West in 'Winning Time' is fiction pretending to be fact -- a deliberately false characterization that has caused great distress to Jerry and his family," West’s attorney Skip Miller said in the letter. "Contrary to the baseless portrayal in the HBO series, Jerry had nothing but love for and harmony with the Lakers organization, and in particular owner Dr. Jerry Buss, during an era in which he assembled one of the greatest teams in NBA history."

Jerry West #44 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on walking up court against the Milwaukee Bucks during an NBA basketball game circa 1972 at the Milwaukee Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

"Jerry West was an integral part of the Lakers and NBA's success. It is a travesty that HBO