Sally Field joins HBO's 1980s Los Angeles Lakers drama

Variety

The Oscar winner will star as Jessie Buss, mother of Lakers owner Jerry Buss, who will be played by John C. Reilly. "As a young single mother, Jessie instilled in her son a love of math, money, and good times," per Variety. "Decades later, her son is a successful businessman – but he turns to her as a trusted advisor and bookkeeper."