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

Alongside Elaine Ko, Mindy Kaling, and Ike Barinholtz, Dave Stassen is one of the creators, producers, and writers of Netflix's new comedy series 'Running Point,' and discusses how the show transformed the real story of Jeanie Buss and the L.