As Ray Romano joined Running Point in its sophomore season, he looked to an NBA staple for inspiration with his performance.
The 2x Golden Globe nominee revealed that he based his Season 2 performance as the Los Angeles Waves’ Head Coach Norm Stinson on San Antonio Spurs president and former coach Gregg Popovich, following his last-minute casting.
“I got the offer and I had to come in next week,” he explained to People. “And I usually do a little bit of an actory thing and do a little backstory, but I didn’t really have the time.”
Romano added, “I thought what NBA [should I look to] … Well, first of all, the script was explaining who the guy was. And then I like … Who can I emulate? And the guy I thought of was [Gregg] Popovich. Yeah. I think if I ever was a coach, I
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