Running Point, The Real Isla Gordon

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🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

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. Find me everywhere: linktr.ee/literallylaurad 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 - 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Right, home from work, walk the dog, kids are back.
0:05.0	Mom!
0:06.0	Up the stairs for something.
0:08.0	Ugh, back down, no idea what I went up for.
0:12.0	Mom, what's for dinner?
0:14.0	Chop, sizzle, done.
0:17.0	Hello Fresh can't slow life down, but it makes bringing everyone together around the table a whole lot easier.
0:23.4	So its phones down, forks up.
0:25.5	Hello Fresh.
0:26.5	Bring back dinner time.
0:30.7	I'm Tommy Fight.
0:32.1	And I'm Mercedes-Javid.
0:33.4	And we're the hosts of Tilda Dirt.
0:35.4	On our show, we talk about life.
0:37.3	Your life. Our life. Relations your life, our life, relationships.
0:39.7	Your relationship.
0:40.7	Our relationship.
0:41.6	You may already know us from Bravo Shaws of Sunset, but there's still so much more to be told, and T.
0:47.9	Listen to Tilda Dirt on the IHot radio app, Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:01.1	A couple of weeks ago, we got season two of Running Point.
1:04.7	Netflix's comedy show centered around the character of Ila Gordon, played by Kate Hudson.
1:10.1	She's this reformed Los Angeles party girl.
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