{"id":236915,"date":"2026-04-26T22:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T22:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/kate-hudson-reveals-la-lakers-co-owner-is-very-protective-of-her\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T22:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T22:00:10","slug":"kate-hudson-reveals-la-lakers-co-owner-is-very-protective-of-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/kate-hudson-reveals-la-lakers-co-owner-is-very-protective-of-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Hudson reveals LA Lakers co-owner is &#8216;very protective&#8217; of her"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2026-04-26\" datetime=\"1777240810\" pubdate=\"\">26 April 2026<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Lakers co-owner Jeanie Buss has always been &#8220;very protective&#8221; of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/kate-hudson\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,kate-hudson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate Hudson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Kate Hudson is a close friend of Jeanie Buss<\/p>\n<p>The 64-year-old sports executive serves as a real-life inspiration for Kate&#8217;s character in Running Point, the sports-comedy TV series, and the actress has revealed that they&#8217;ve developed a strong friendship over the years.<\/p>\n<p>Kate, 47 &#8211; who plays the President of the Los Angeles Waves on the show &#8211; told People: &#8220;She was always someone that was very protective of me. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She kind of put her arm around me and made sure I stayed out of trouble. But then to come back at this time in our life and have this experience together has been really, really wonderful and very, very cosy, I guess is the word.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kate stars in Running Point alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/brenda-song\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,brenda-song\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brenda Song<\/a>, and the actress recently admitted to being at a &#8220;crossroads&#8221; before being cast on the show.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe 38-year-old  star plays Ali Lee, a chief of staff, in the Netflix series, which focuses on a reformed party girl who runs a professional basketball team, and Brenda admitted that the show has transformed her career.<\/p>\n<p>\nSpeaking to Extra, she explained: &#8220;I always said I&#8217;ve worked my whole life for this moment being able to work on a project where I love the subject matter so much, being such a huge [Los Angeles] Lakers fan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nBrenda admits that the role arrived at the perfect time in her life.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe actress also relished the experience of working with Mindy Kaling &#8211; the show&#8217;s co-creator &#8211; and Kate on the project.<\/p>\n<p>\nShe said: &#8220;I was actually at such a crossroads just feeling like, &#8216;I just had two kids.&#8217; Just feeling like, \u2018Where do I fit in this industry?&#8217; And chatting with Mindy and working with Kate, these two women inspire me on such a personal level outside of all of this craziness. <\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;It has been such a wonderful experience, and I just hope we get to keep doing it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/kate-hudson-reveals-lakers-owner-protective-1441310.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>26 April 2026 Los Angeles Lakers co-owner Jeanie Buss has always been &#8220;very protective&#8221; of Kate Hudson. 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