A famous Los Angeles basketball franchise that’s struggling to stay on top of its game has a new president — and she’s shaking things up.
No, it’s not the Lakers or team president and owner Jeannie Buss.
But both were inspirations for the new Netflix comedy “Running Point,” which follows Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson) after his brother taps her to take over the family business as president of the Los Angeles Waves.
While the show, which debuts Thursday, is a fictional depiction of the flashy NBA franchise, its similarities to reality are intentional.
Buss, who has been part of six NBA championships with the Lakers, is the reason the show came to fruition. The revered sports executive, along with the Lakers’ executive director of special projects, Lisa Rambis, actually pitched the premise to showrunner Mindy Kaling.
The two suggested a project about a “very crazy life being two women running this pro basketball team …
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