A new Netflix comedy series starring Kate Hudson, Running Point, is based on the life of L.A. Lakers' president Jeanie Buss, who inherited the team from her flamboyant father and had to contend with her brothers in the front office.

The "Running Point" creator Mindy Kaling said Jeanie Buss, the owner of the LA Lakers, approached her to make a TV show about her life five years ago.

ICYMI, “Running Point” is Netflix’s newest hit series, and it’s already getting a second season.

If the story sounds familiar, it’s because there appears to be some similarities to real-life Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss. Jeanie Buss became the president and owner of the NBA team after her father,

Los Angeles Lakers president, Jeanie Buss, shares how her mentorship to a teenage Kate Hudson helped the new hit Netflix comedy based on her life, Running Point. Prior to Buss taking over the Lakers, her father Jerry Buss, was the president until he died in 2013. Jeanie became president that year.

Running Point, an upcoming Netflix show inspired by Los Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss, is already gaining attention, although the first episode has yet to be released. A lawsuit by ...

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Netflix will be reuniting the team for another season of Running Point. The Kate Hudson-starring sports comedy, co-created by Mindy Kaling, has been renewed for a second season just a week after its debut.

The actor stars in Netflix's new comedy 'Running Point,' playing a character modeled on the Lakers' president who must prove her business savvy and basketball know-how.

The show draws parallels to Jeanie Buss and the Lakers, blending fictional elements with real-life challenges faced by women in sports.