{"id":704976,"date":"2026-04-08T09:53:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/704976\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:53:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:53:23","slug":"kate-hudson-and-brenda-song-stun-at-lakers-game-ahead-of-season-2-of-running-point-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/704976\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Hudson and Brenda Song stun at Lakers game ahead of Season 2 of Running Point premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows Two women, one with long dark hair and one with long blonde hair, sit courtside at a basketball game, Image 2 shows Deandre Ayton of the Los Angeles Lakers attempts to block a shot by an Oklahoma City Thunder player, Image 3 shows A jumbotron shows two women and two men sitting in stadium seats\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"828\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8589260d76cf4e65213121d6c9335c51.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows Two women, one with long dark hair and one with long blonde hair, sit courtside at a basketball game, Image 2 shows Deandre Ayton of the Los Angeles Lakers attempts to block a shot by an Oklahoma City Thunder player, Image 3 shows A jumbotron shows two women and two men sitting in stadium seats<\/p>\n<p>Kate Hudson and Brenda Song sat courtside on Tuesday night to support the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/sports\/lebron-james-lakers-home-game-201048972.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> at Crypto.com Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Seated alongside their \u201cRunning Point\u201d castmates Scott MacArthur and Drew Tarver, the group cheered on a Lakers team stripped down to its bones without LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, and Marcus Smart.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Kate Hudson and Brenda Song sat courtside to support the Lakers at Crypto.com Arena. Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ab354eeec624f9a88ea32b6f113f4b16.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kate Hudson and Brenda Song sat courtside to support the Lakers at Crypto.com Arena. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>They also got to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/08\/sports\/lakers-fall-to-thunder-123-87-in-los-angeles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:watch the reigning NBA Champion Oklahoma City Thunder;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">watch the reigning NBA Champion Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a>, led by MVP Shai Gilegous-Alexander boat race the Lake Show for the second time in five days.<\/p>\n<p>Hudson, radiant as ever, stopped to greet the Laker Girls and offered congratulations to the UCLA Bruins women\u2019s basketball team, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/michaeljduarte\/status\/2041715224680817106?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:honored during a timeout in the first half;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">honored during a timeout in the first half<\/a> for winning the 2026 NCAA National Championship on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The cast\u2019s appearance wasn\u2019t a coincidence. Season 2 of their Netflix series \u201cRunning Point\u201d is set to premiere April 23. The show is inspired by the life and leadership of former Lakers owner, and current governor Jeanie Buss.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Hudson is the star of \u201cRunning Point.\u201d Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/64d1db6ece07c4b09838f7637da98330.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Hudson is the star of \u201cRunning Point.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere along the baseline, familiar faces filled out the frame: Former Lakers Danny Green and Pau Gasol. Reality personality Corey Gamble, and musician Giveon. 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