I'm loving Netflix's Running Point , which just aired its second season. Kate Hudson stars as Isla Gordon, the president of her family's professional basketball team. We're talking today about the real woman who inspired the character of Isla - Jeannie Buss, former president of her family's organization, the Los Angeles Lakers. We're overviewing the parts of Jeannie's life that loosely inspire the show, and what she has said about serving as Executive Producer on this Netflix show. We're also getting into what I think makes this show so great - the humor, the family dynamic, and the representation of an unapologetic woman in charge.

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Time stamps:

00:00 Intro

01:21 Jeannie Buss, re: Isla Gordon

05:13 Isla Gordon, flawed characters

06:52 Sibling dynamic

08:41 Relationship with media

09:01 Engagement storyline

10:29 Humor

11:26 Friendship with Ali Lee (Brenda Song)

12:16 We need more Islas

13:09 Favorite characters

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Links mention:

ESPN, 2017: How did the Lakers get here? The inside story of the Buss drama

Netflix, 2025: How to Run an NBA Team: Meet Running Point’s Real-Life Inspiration, Jeanie Buss

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