"Running Point" is now streaming on Netflix, and if the story — and the team at the center of it — feels a little familiar, it's probably because it is. The series is somewhat based in reality. To be clear,

Jeanie Buss spoke to a handful of reporters about the Luka Doncic trade while promoting a comedy series on Netflix that's loosely based on her life, "Running Point."

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Inspired loosely by the life of Jeanie Buss, the Netflix series counts Mindy Kaling among its creators and Kate Hudson among its stacked cast.

Now streaming on Netflix, the series focuses on Isla Gordon (Hudson), as she’s unexpectedly given control of her family’s basketball team, the Waves. Though a fictional team and story, “Running Point” is loosely based on Lakers president Jeanie Buss.

Running Point is a Netflix sports comedy series based on Jeff Pearlman's book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s.

Netflix’s new sports comedy "Running Point" is currently the No. 1 show on the platform. Get to know the cast of the basketball series and the characters they play.

Hudson plays a pro basketball team owner in the new Netflix series, which is loosely based on Buss' real story.

NBA fans familiar with the history of the Lakers franchise may notice parallels ... The title poster features Hudson sitting in a Los Angeles office with several nondescript basketball ...