Hudson plays a pro basketball team owner in the new Netflix series, which is loosely based on Buss' real story.

In ELLE.com’s recurring feature Character Study, we ask the creators behind our favorite shows to go deep about what went into creating their memorable characters: the original idea behind them, how they were tailored to the actor, and elements of them we might not see on the screen.

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

The Los Angeles Lakers are still basking in the glow of the stunning trade that brought them five-time All-Star Luka Doncic as part of a secret, late-night mid-season swap. Doncic, who has played in five games for the Lakers so far,

The Los Angeles Lakers are now likely set for the next decade after they completed a trade that no one saw coming in early February, acquiring international superstar Luka Dončić. More news: Mark Cuban Breaks Silence About Mavericks Trading Away Luka Doncic to Lakers It was a trade that shocked many in the sports and certainly the basketball world,

Doncic's triple-double marked the 81st of his career, placing him seventh in NBA history and making it his fourth this season.

The trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Lakers was a repudiation of one of the best players in the world. What happens next could change NBA history -- for everyone.