Field will portray Jessie Buss, the mother of Lakers owner Jerry Buss who is being played by John C. Reilly in the project.
Oscar winner Sally Field (Places in the Heart, Norma Rae, Lincoln) has joined Adam McKay’s HBO drama series centered on the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s, according to Variety.
As a young single mother, Jessie instilled in her son a love of math, money, and good times.
Decades later, her son is a successful businessman — but he turns to her as a trusted advisor and bookkeeper.