The NBA's Most Complete And Semi-Official Dallas All-Star Weekend Party Planner

By Mike Fisher -- DB.com

NBA All-Star Weekend Party Scene, No Secret Department: The Mavs’ Josh Howard, P-Diddy and Mary J. Blige are going to be everywhere.

NBA All-Star Weekend Party Scene, Top-Secret Department: I’m told LeBron James is renting out Ghost Bar atop the W hotel for a private shindig (shhhhhh) and if you want a table, all it’ll cost you is $10,000. Yes. Per table.

DallasBasketball.com offers up The NBA's Most Complete And Semi-Official All-Star Weekend Party Planner:

Thursday, Feb. 11

*Josh Howard, Devin Harris and BET host Alesha Renee. A “Kickoff’’ party at “The Bank’’ on Main Street in Dallas.

*Mary J. Blige puts on a concert benefitting the Mavs Foundation. It’s the All-Star Opening Night concert by Mary J. Blige, with comedian Mark Curry and host Mario Lopez, at 7 at the Majestic Theatre.

*Magic Johnson and Alonzo Mourning host a billiards party. Now, that’s the afterparty. The actual event – which includes Dwyane Wade and Mark Cuban – is Centennial Hall at Fair Park.

*Dwyane Wade stays busy. He will host a party at 10 at the Starlight Room on Munger Avenue.

*Want Hollywood types? The All-Star Hollywood Celebrity Soiree is at downtown's Union Station. Scheduled to include Tyler Perry and Terence Howard.

*Shaquille O'Neal is hosting the All-Star Comedy Jam at 8 at the Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie. With Mo'Nique.

*And here’s one … “Babes & Ballers.’’ Like a lot of the parties, it benefits charities (Laptops for the Wounded). This one is at TePheJez Nightclub (2226 Elm). General admission $50, VIP $150.

* The All-Star Weekend Tip-Off Party is at 9 p.m. at the Palladium Ballroom on South Lamar. Its hosts are Ludacris and Allen Iverson.

Friday, Feb. 12

*Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will host Friday at the Palladium Ballroom with co-hosts Josh Howard and Greg Buckner.

*Valentine's Day reservations are being taken at Bella. Tell 'em DallasBasketball.com sent you!

*In what I believe is for the Mavs players an “official’’ NBA party, Dirk and Jet serve as the hosts at Love Field. It’s at the “Jet Aviation’’ hangar … I’m told it will be temporarily re-christened “Hangar 41’’ (hope Jason Terry doesn’t mind) … and Mary J. Blige and Common will be a part of it. (So will I. Maybe with a DB.com video crew, if I can pull it off.)

*Carmelo Anthony hosts his party at Beamers.

*LeBron James hosts his party at AMPM Lounge.

*A Union Station party with an NFL feel: Iverson, plus Michael Vick.

* The Boardroom has a party that includes Snoop Dogg and Paul Pierce.

Saturday, Feb. 13

*Diddy is back with another party, this one at Sting Ultra Lounge, complete with a quote from Diddy:

“Bad Boy’s in the Building, Dirty Money in the building, you know how I do, there’s no party like a Diddy party,’’ … said Diddy.

*Dwyane Wade’s party is at F.I.G.

*The "Party for Champions" begins at 9 at the Tower Club and is hosted by Gabrielle Union, Elise Neal, NFL star Dwight Freeney and Gary Payton.

Sunday, Feb. 14

*Terrell Owens and J-Ho get top billing here for a black-tie “All-Star Affair’’ at the Palladium.

* Union Station has an "All-Star Game watching party" hosted by Kenny Smith and Michael Vick.

*Game-watching specials, great Mexican food and a see-and-be-seen scene all day at Hacienda on Henderson.

*Kenyon Martin hosts a party at Go Fish. I don’t know if Mark Cuban and Kenyon’s mom are on the guest list.

*Of course, all weekend long there’s NBA All-Star Jam Session. Tickets are on sale now here.

And all of it culminates in – lest we forget – an actual game.

But performing at Sunday’s game at Cowboys Stadium (and yes, the DallasBasketball.com staff will be there … and everywhere … throughout the weekend): Alicia Keys, Shakira and Usher.

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