View Full Version : Mindy Kaling on real-life Lakers drama: Running Point isn’t ripped from the headlines


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04-29-2026, 02:57 AM
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/arts/television/running-point-netflix.html

Mindy Kaling clarified (https://share.google/aimode/8fr5pAb78yF9eC9Cw) that while her Netflix series Running Point is inspired by Los Angeles Lakers president Jeanie Buss, it is not "ripped from the headlines". Kaling emphasized that the show is not intended to be autobiographical or a direct reflection of ongoing real-world Lakers drama.