NBA All-Star weekend brought some A-list parties to LA, but one bash left a hoops pro crying foul.
Celtics star Jaylen Brown was hosting a panel in Beverly Hills that P6H hears was at the mansion of Oakley sunglasses billionaire founder James Jannard. (The place is for sale for $65M.)
But things ended early when local police showed up and shut the event down. Brown blasted the cops on X: “Beverly Hills is so trash I’m offended had a great panel about the future of culture with great guest people worked hard for this how dare yall.”
(Sources told P6H that the cops alleged the bash did not have the right permits, and sports site ClutchPoints also reported that police shut Brown’s panel at 7 p.m. claiming he didn’t file the proper permit.)
Kenny “The Jet” Smith hosted a starry NBA All-Star weekend party in Beverly Hills. Getty Images for Kenny Smith
Spike Lee, Sacha Baron Cohen and Chris Rock were well-suited for the occasion. Getty Images for Kenny Smith
Jaylen Brown alleged that Beverly Hills cops blocked his bash, alleging he did not have the correct permits. Instagram/jaylenbrownclips
“I know I play for the Celtics, and I know we’re in LA. But hey, I didn’t think y’all would do me like this,” said Brown in a video on social media showing himself and the cops.
One LA sports insider who was not involved with the event said they felt particularly bad for Brown, since the party was for “thought-leaders” and not some over-the-top affair. We reached out to Oakley for comment but did not hear back.
Over at another famed Beverly Hills mansion, the iconic Sheats–Goldstein residence — owned by eccentric NBA superfan, mega-art collector and fashion plate Jimmy Goldstein — there was a bash that went off without a hitch.
This one was hosted by Kenny “The Jet” Smith for guests, including Chris Rock, Spike Lee, Julius “Dr. J” Erving, Stephen A. Smith, Kelly Rowland, Sacha Baron Cohen, Keegan-Michael Key, Ryan Phillippe, Ja Rule and Guy Oseary.
Nas performed at Smith’s swanky shindig. Getty Images for Kenny Smith
Smith’s fete was thrown at the home of NBA superfan James Goldstein (center). Getty Images for Kenny Smith
DJ D-Nice spun tunes and Nas performed at the party where guests sipped Crown Royal.
Goldstein has donated his historic home by architect John Lautner to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The 1963 house, which is featured in “The Big Lebowski,” has been said to be worth $40 million and houses a James Turrell “Sky-space” and works by Ed Ruscha and Kenny Scharf, plus Goldstein’s 1961 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud.
Smith put on his annual affair — that also included Zero Bond’s Scott Sartiano and Cavaliers co-owner Gary Gilbert, plus sports marketing whiz David Spencer and Aidan Weitz, who together curated the high-end affair — with Resorts World NYC casino and Flyhouse aviation.