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,

A sports comedy created by Mindy Kaling, “Running” is inspired – and executive produced by – real-life Los Angeles Lakers’ president and controlling owner Jeanie Buss.

Kate Hudson revealed her connection to basketball and how it made her feel a unique connection to her character in Netflix's upcoming sports comedy series. Check out the deets!

Kate Hudson, the lead of Netflix's new sports comedy Running Point, has opened up about how her co-star Brenda Song surprised her on set. The show revolves around Isla Gordon (played by Hudson), who becomes president of the successful basketball team, the Los Angeles Waves, when her family is embroiled in a scandal.

The actress discusses her new Netflix series, where a reformed party girl must prove herself as a businesswoman after unexpectedly taking over her family’s pro basketball team.