Now these were guys with drive. This picture was taken at 2 a.m. on a Friday, four months before the games. (Via NBA.com)

Proving that Team USA is nothing if not entirely focused on the upcoming Olympics, teammates Kobe Bryant, Jason Kidd and Lebron James had a quiet evening together Friday night. In Las Vegas. At a nightclub. With Cristal. The three held what was clearly a strategy meeting at Blush in the Wynn.

Also in the house was The Real World’s Frank Roessler, who was celebrating his birthday. We would make a comment about him not preparing for some big, future event, too, but his big, future event is probably another party. Way to stay on task, kiddo.

By Michelle McKay

(Photos by Hew Burney | SpyonVegas.com)

After all the threats and rumors that Jay-Z’s 24,000-square-foot sports bar would shut down before it even got the chance to open its doors, 40/40 welcomed a who’s who guest list to its grandiose grand opening event.

In your face, Perez Hilton!

When asked who would attend the bash prior to the doors opening, Jay-Z responded, “I don’t know! There’s so many people that have RSVPed. I know LeBron [James] and A-Rod (Alex Rodriguez) will be there. Those are my two guys. After that, you never know who you might see there.”

It’s really not about who was there, though. A better question would be who wasn’t there. With everyone from Jay-Z, Beyonce, Ne-Yo, Kanye West, Vanessa Simmons (Rev Run’s daughter), Just Blaze, Beanie Sigel, LeBron James and Gary Payton all the way down to the likes of Al Sharpton (WTF?), Joe Jackson (double WTF?) and … Alan Thicke (triple WTF? with a side of “oh no he didn’t”), 40/40’s opening was a night nobody would soon forget. Click for more words and pictures »

By Andreas Hale