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Thinking Ahead: ASW to Dallas for NBA All-Star 2010

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

– New Dallas Cowboys Stadium to Play Host to 59th NBA All-Star Game –

DALLAS, Oct. 30, 2008 – Dallas has been selected as the site of NBA All-Star 2010, Commissioner David Stern, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones jointly announced today during a press conference outside the American Airlines Center.

Following the mantra that “everything is bigger in Texas,” the 59th NBA All-Star Game will be played on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010, at the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, which will have a seating capacity in excess of 80,000. This collaboration between the NBA, and the ownership groups of the Mavericks and Cowboys, will afford all Mavericks season ticket holders a chance to partake in the pageantry of the NBA All-Star Game. The T-Mobile Rookie Challenge and NBA All-Star Saturday Night festivities will take place at American Airlines Center, home of the Mavericks. 2010 will mark the first time the All-Star competitions are split between two venues since Houston in 1989 when The Summit hosted All-Star Saturday Night and the Astrodome hosted Sunday’s All-Star Game.

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What NBA All-Star Party Hosts Thought of New Orleans

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

Photo: James Trevenen/Playboy

Photo: James Trevenen/Playboy

Some big-name brands flocked to the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, February 17. We touched base with several planners to see what they thought of New Orleans as a host city.

“As far as proximity goes, you couldn’t ask for anything better. Everything is within walking distance or a five-minute cab ride. The footprint of this city is much easier to get around than [last year’s host city] Vegas.”

—Timi Jordan, senior manager of special events marketing, ESPN (more…)

Celebrity Vegas Overload: Diddy, Jay-Z, Kobe, Shaq and More, More, More Stars Plus Illegal Parties Fallout

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

The city shut down Diddy as fire and safety officials nixed the mogul rapper’s daredevil attempt to repel his way through the open-rooftop of Moon nightclub tonight from a helicopter at The Palms. Less than two hours after LUXE LIFE’s exclusive story of Diddy’s “grand entrance,” the stunt was canceled because of safety and security concerns. Now, Diddy is dreaming a new headline-making opportunity.

Jayz on stage during NBA All-Star in Vegas (TotalVegasTV.com)

Singer Jay-Z set his lawyers in a full force attack against the ICE nightclub when he learned they were promoting his appearance there – at the same time he will be hosting his own party with LeBron James at the rival TAO nightclub in the Venetian tonight. He filed in the 8th Judicial District Court (Case # A536361) and won a temporary restraining order against ICE for its unauthorized use of his name and likeness. His lawyer, Robert Reynolds, told us: “Jay-Z is often misrepresented. False representation of a party at ICE is particularly egregious as his name, likeness, and both of his companies, Rockafella Records and Rocawear, are being used to sell tickets when he has no association with that event. Jay-Z is actually hosting his own party at another location Saturday night in Las Vegas. We will successfully shut down the event at ICE and want to warn innocent attendees of falsely promoted party.”

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