Justin Bieber sits courtside with Jaden Smith, cheerleaders and a big fat Lakers championship ring
After playing his own game at Staples Center on Monday, Justin Bieber landed courtside with actor buddy Jaden Smith in the same venue Tuesday for the Los Angeles Lakers' championship-ring ceremony and season-opening game.
Bieber flashed Lakers exec Jeannie Buss' ring for the cameras, for Jaden and perhaps for some of the Lakers cheerleaders he mingled with courtside.
The ring, according to our pals in the sports department, are "small asteroids of excess designed by owner Jerry Buss," with 16 over-sized diamonds for each Lakers title, a 3-D rendering of each player's face and a small piece of the leather from a basketball used in Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
Subtly elegant, no?
Biebs was spotted chatting with soccer star David Beckham, and Denzel Washington was in the crowd as well. After a rocky start (perhaps they were a bit distracted?), the Lakers rallied to beat the Houston Rockets, 112-110, in their season opener.
After the Monday show in L.A. -- and working through that laser-tag thing, announcing a fragrance and releasing a trailer for his 3-D docudrama -- the Biebs will hit the Honda Center in Anaheim for a concert Wednesday night.
We have to ask, how many copies of that white jeans suit and purple hoodie does a guy have to have to stay spotless on a seemingly never-ending tour? Bieber's "My World 2.0" tour blew through L.A. back in July for a Nokia Theatre concert that included almost exactly the same scene shown below.
-- Christie D'Zurilla
Upper photo: Justin Bieber, left, shows Jaden Smith an NBA championship ring belonging to Los Angeles Lakers executive vice president Jeannie Buss during the game between the Lakers and the Houston Rockets at Staples Center on Tuesday. Credit: Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
Middle photo: OMG, think fans are tweeting death threats to the Laker Girls now that the Biebs got so kissably -- perhaps lickably -- close? Credit: Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
Lower photo: Justin Bieber flies through the air during his concert at Staples Center on Monday. Credit: Kevin Winter / Getty Images
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my name is alexis and i am 15 yrs old. just wanted to say dat jaden is so cute i adore u jaden. love u
Posted by: alexis dantzler | Oct 28, 2010 at 05:43 AM
HELLOjaden my name is antynesha i want 2 kno in d karate kid how can u choose a chiniese girl over me come on now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! still luv u justin
Posted by: antynesha elzie | Mar 01, 2011 at 07:16 PM
Jaden thats a good picture of you and I have seen karate kid thats my favorite movie. Justin I hope I could see never say never. good luck Jaden and Justin.
from Ta'Myiah Mckinstry
Posted by: Ta'Myiah Mckinstry | Mar 22, 2011 at 04:02 PM
I lov Jaden and Justin yall is my boyfriend but how could yall choose them and Justin how could you choose selena gomez.lol
Posted by: bruchell | Mar 30, 2011 at 05:21 PM