The Parenthood alum will play Pistono, who was in a relationship with the Lakers legend in the 1980s and is the mother of two of his children, Adam and Amir. "In contrast to her boyfriend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s public persona, Ramos’ Cheryl Pistono is warm and outgoing," Deadlines says of Pistono. "She uses her emotional intelligence to encourage Kareem to be himself, and together they weather the highs and lows of a life in basketball."
TOPICS: Sarah Ramos, HBO, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, In Development