The inspiration behind Hudson's character and a writer for the Netflix comedy talk to TIME about drawing from history for the series.

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,

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.

Moments after Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson) is named president of the Los Angeles Waves professional basketball team, her best friend/Waves’ Chief of Staff Ali Lee (Brenda Song) offers a warning along with her congratulations.

Hudson delivers a sparkling performance as the newly appointed president of the fictional Los Angeles Waves pro basketball franchise, who runs into a full-court press nearly every day on the job, whether she’s navigating her way through the machinations and schemes of her three brothers (who all work in the front office),

In Mindy Kaling’s new Netflix series, “Running Point, ” Kate Hudson stars as Isla Gordon, the new president of the Los Angeles Waves, a pro basketball team that’s been run by her family for years. Hudson’s character has to prove herself as a woman in a man’s world not only to her passed-over brothers,