What Spencer Haywood has said about Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

1 quote · 1 episode · May 8, 2026

Spencer Haywood, American former professional basketball player, Olympic gold medalist and Hall of Famer whose Supreme Court case ended the NBA's four-year rule, has been quoted on Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty once in 1 episode of Digital Social Hour, most recently on May 8, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Haywood says he was initially embarrassed by his portrayal in the series but came to accept it as truthful.
“Then I watched it and watched it over and over and I said, I'm not mad. It's just me telling the truth”
Digital Social Hour: He Took the NBA to the Supreme Court... & Won... | Spencer Haywood | DSH #1955 (May 8, 2026) · Listen from 51:46

Episodes

He Took the NBA to the Supreme Court... & Won... | Spencer Haywood | DSH #1955
Digital Social Hour · May 8, 2026 · 1 h 4 min
Basketball Hall of Famer Spencer Haywood tells Sean Kelly about his Supreme Court fight against the NBA, 1968 Olympic gold, racism, addiction, therapy and family.

Spencer Haywood on other topics

Haywood v. National Basketball Association · 5 quotes
Name, image and likeness rights in college sports · 2 quotes
National Basketball Players Association · 2 quotes
NBA expansion · 2 quotes
Addiction and recovery · 1 quote
Psychotherapy · 1 quote
Jim Crow laws · 1 quote
NCAA amateurism · 1 quote