Celebrities at NBA All-Star weekend

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Feb 21, 2011

Celebrities at NBA All-Star weekend

Justin Bieber

It's only fitting that an All-Star weekend in Los Angeles brings out the stars. As some of the NBA's biggest talents take the court at Staples Center, some of Hollywood's biggest names have showed up to celebrate. From Justin Bieber to Arnold Schwarzenegger, here's a look at some of the A-listers who have joined the NBA's midseason festivities. Starting with the Biebes, who not only lured many teary-eyed teenage girls to Staples Center, but also beat out Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen for the BBVA Celebrity Game's MVP award on Friday. The kid with the perfect coif had eight points (3-for-11 shooting), four assists and two rebounds, and was minus-10 in 25 minutes of play (meaning his team was better when he was on the bench) as the West lost, 54-49. Said former Laker Rick Fox of Bieber: "He has the softest hair."

Jason Sudeikis

Looking ever so stoic (and awkward) Sudeikis, of "Saturday Night Live" and "Hall Pass" fame, seemed pumped about the East's victory.

A.C. Green, Jimmy Kimmel

Comedian Jimmy Kimmel helped former NBA player A.C. Green get loose before the celebrity game.

Khloe Odom, Kim Kardashian

One is married to Laker Lamar Odom. The other wants to be married to a pro athlete. Both are huge reality TV stars. Here are sisters Khloe Odom and Kim Kardashian, wearing dresses that leave little to the imagination, at an after party at Club Nokia on Friday.

Lamar Odom, Rob Kardashian

Meanwhile, their brother Rob, who competed in the BBVA Celebrity Game earlier in the day, chilled with his brother-in-law, Lamar.

LeBron James, Arnold Schwarzenegger

Now there's a couple you wouldn't expect to see. LeBron and Ahh-nahwld appeared at the After-School All-Stars Hoop Heroes Salute launch party Friday night.

Chris Brown

C. Breezy hit the party scene in L.A. on Friday. Apparently he didn't get the memo that this weekend was for the NBA, not the NFL.

Rick Ross

Rapper Rick Ross provided some "Aston Martin Music" at Dwight Howard's Exclusive NBA All-Star Weekend Celebration on the Paramount lot in Hollywood on Friday night.

John Legend, Chrissy Teigen

The R&B crooner and his Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model girlfriend were front and center for the Blake Griffin Dunk-fest on Saturday.

Alonzo Mourning

The former NBA player took a break from Magic Johnson's private shopping event at Nordstrom in L.A. Seems the man needs a bigger chair.

Cee Lo Green

Donning old-school warmups, Cee Lo Green performed his hit "Forget You" (without Gwyneth Paltrow) at All-Star Saturday Night.

Mark Wahlberg

The Wahlberg family, all die-hard Boston fans, came to root on their four Celtic All-Stars in L.A.

Raven Symone

Actress Raven Symone, of "The Cosby Show" and "That's So Raven," came out to All-Star Saturday Night.

Nicki Minaj

The hottest female rapper in the game donned an outfit that bordered on "normal" for her (you know, in comparison to her Grammy's getup) while performing at the CIROC NBA Players' Association Gala on Saturday night.

Captain Morgan

Because a party ain't a party until the Captain shows up.

Drake, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne

The Young Money trio hit up the IMP Entertainment and Steve Marlton Worldwide All-Star Event in Hollywood on Saturday night.

Ryan Lochte

The Olympic gold-medalist swimmer wasn't about to miss Blake Griffin's dunk over a car Saturday night. Why he was watching the slam dunk contest with shades on is unclear.

Lenny Kravitz

Kravitz had a special bonding moment with "Benny the Bull" at Staples Center. Charming.

Chris Tucker

Funnyman Tucker wanted to be a judge during the dunk contest. So what if his sign was upside down.

Terrell Owens

T.O. seemed quite please with the array of slam dunks Saturday night. He was even spotted giving JaVale McGee some advice during the competition -- perhaps not very good advice since McGee lost to Blake Griffin.

Noah Wyle

Perhaps known best as Dr. John Trueman Carter III in "ER," Wyle, and his son Owen, represented the host team well at Staples Center.

Jack Nicholson, Jim Gray

Since his latest job on The Golf Channel ended early, Jim Gray had plenty of time to take in the sights at Staples Center, where he said courtside with Laker die-hard Jack Nicholson.

Warren Beatty

The actor, sitting with his son Benjamin, enjoyed some of the best seats in the house for Sunday's game.

Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars gave all the "beautiful girls" something to cheer for at the start of Sunday's festivities.

Jay-Z, Beyonce

Fresh off his meeting with Carmelo Anthony on Saturday, Hova enjoyed the game with his wife Beyonce.

Steven Tyler

Steven Tyler took a break from judging "American Idol" to watch some hoops.

Gene Simmons

And here's Gene Simmons being Gene Simmons.

Rihanna

Rihanna had most of Staples Center saying her name during the All-Star Game's halftime show.

Kanye West

Shortly after she shared the stage with Drake for "What's My Name," Rihanna brought out Mr. West for "All of the Lights.

Diddy

The Bad Boy was so impressed by Blake Griffin's dunk-fest Saturday that he wished the NBA would "break some rules" so the Clippers forward could play in the All-Star Game. Someone failed to tell that Griffin was a reserve for the West.

Josh Groban, George Lopez

After singing the national anthem, Josh Groban took a seat next to comedian George Lopez.

Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder received full play-by-play of the game from his manager and, much to his delight, Wonder's favorite player, Kobe Bryant, was putting on quite a show.

Celebrities at NBA All-Star weekend