Earlier today, we wrote that Kim Kardashian gifted Kanye West with nothing but very sweet Twitter messages in honor of his 38th birthday. Turns out, Kim Kardashian actually gifted Kanye West with two things in honor of his 38th birthday: Very sweet Twitter messages. A private basketball game inside Staples Center. For reals, people. ” Kim rented out the Staples Center so Kanye and his boys could play an NBA-style game with real refs and Laker girls!” an insoder tells E! News. Staples Center is where the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers play their home games. “John Salley is the announcer,” the source added. “Houston Rockets player James Harden and rapper 2 Chainz are the coaches. John Legend sang the national anthem.” Justin Bieber , Tyga, Pusha T and many other friends of Kanye gathered for the hardwood contest, which also included NBA All-Stars Russell Westbrook and John Wall. Meanwhile, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Carmelo Anthony, Shaquille O’Neal and Scotty Pippen all recorded videos that popped up on the Jumbotron. The price tag of this rental? $110,000. E! writes that West is “obsessed” with basketball these days and that Kardashian also surprised her man with a court built into the couple’s backyard. “Kim rented out staples bitch!!! Him and his boys are going to ball!!!! Happy birthday Yeezy!!!!” Khlo Kardashian wrote along with the above photo. It features Kanye holding a basketball while donning a jersey that reads “West” on it, surrounded by friends. This is a pretty awesome gift and everything, but Kardashian is also pregnant with the twosome’s second child. And that’s the best gift of all. View Slideshow: 41 Kute and Kuddly Kimye Photos
Kim Kardashian Throws Kanye West Staples Center Birthday Party Kim and Kanye are big on grand gestures for their birthdays and holidays. Kim made sure Kanye’s 38th was one to remember, renting out the entire Staples center for her husband of one year so that he could ball out with his friends on a professional court. Via E! News : The 34-year-old Keeping Up With the Kardashians star rented out the entire Staples Center in L.A. Monday so that hubby Kanye West could celebrate his 38th birthday with his bros on the basketball court. “Kim rented out the Staples Center so Kanye and his boys could play an NBA-style game with real refs and Laker girls!” a source tells E! News exclusively. “John Salley is the announcer. Houston Rockets player James Harden and rapper 2 Chainz are the coaches. John Legend sang the national anthem.” The insider adds that Justin Bieber, Tyga, Pusha T and all of Kanye’s friends are playing today in addition to NBA stars Russell Westbrook and John Wall. Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Carmelo Anthony, Shaquille O’Neal and Scotty Pippen all made videos that showed up on the jumbotron. But that’s not all. Kim also surprised Kanye by building a basketball court in their own backyard! The source adds, “He’s obsessed w basketball.” So how much did renting out the Staples Center cost Kim? The source says she was able to rent out the space for a whopping $110,000! Looks like they were having fun: Hit the flip for more pics from Yeezy’s birthday b-ball game… Instagram
‘OITNB’ Stars Cover Essence Magazine “Orange is the New Black” stars Uzo Aduba, Danielle Brooks, Laverne Cox , Vicky Jeudy, Adrienne C. Moore and Samira Wiley cover this month’s issue of Essence magazine in celebration being “sexy at every size.” Decked out in glam orange, each star of the breakout hit Nexflix series detail what it is they love most about their physical appearance. Looks like they have a lot to love, right? Via Essence : Two-time ESSENCE cover star Laverne Cox describes her ritual of learning to love herself, no matter what: “This is intense, and it’s hard. What I’ve been doing is looking in the mirror and listing all the things I have an issue with and then saying, ‘This is beautiful.’ I just go down the list and tell myself, ‘You have to accept that this is you today.’ I make time to do this.” “Being [my size] in this industry is so rare,” says 25-year-old stunner, Danielle Brooks, “but regular people look more like me than runway models. To show beauty in a different way really lights me up inside. That’s so cheesy, but it does.” Emmy-winner Uzo Aduba admits it took her time to fully embrace her signature smile. “For the majority of my first 18 years, I hated my gap. My mom would tell me that in Nigeria, it’s a sign of beauty. I was like, ‘We’re in Massachusetts.’” She continues, “Today there’s not a selfie or personal photo I take where I’m not smiling wide. It sometimes feels as if I’m making up for lost smiles.” Nice! Will you be grabbing a copy?
Dennis Rodman Offers To Take Caitlyn Jenner Out On A Date Is Caitlyn Jenner already out here catching ballers? If any NBA star has a real understanding of Bruce’s affinity for ladies’ clothing and Caitlyn’s desire for acceptance , it’s Dennis Rodman. He recently spoke out saying how much society’s view has changed in the last 20 years…and also says that if Caitlyn is indeed into guys, he’d love for her to hit his phone. Via TMZ : Bruce Jenner would have had his “a** handed to him” if he came out as a transgender woman back in the ’90s … so says someone who spent a lot of time in women’s clothing, Dennis Rodman. The Worm just called in to “TMZ Hollywood Sports” and says he’s extremely proud of the way people are accepting Caitlyn … and says society has come a LOOONG way in just a few short decades. In fact, Rodman says he specifically remembers spending HOURS trying to talk Sports Illustrated into letting him pose on the cover in women’s clothing back in 1995. Now, Dennis says he thinks Jenner is breaking down some huge barriers for the LGBTQ community — telling us, “A lot of athletes will come out now and say they’re gay. Watch.” And with Caitlyn saying she’s still trying to figure out her sexual preference, Rodman has a message for the 65-year-old — “ If you wanna go on a date with me brotha, let me know. “ That Kardashian mojo rubbed off well. These two definitely have a lot of common ground. They’d probably actually make good buddies…that is if he doesn’t actually end up helping her break in those brand new lady bits!
Iggy Azalea And Nick Young Engaged Looks like it’s Iggy & Swaggy forever after . The LA Lakers star hopped down on one knee and asked for Iggy-Iggy’s hand in sweet swirly matrimony-dom at his 30th birthday bash: Via TMZ : Iggy Azalea is officially on her way to becoming Mrs. Swaggy P — her NBA star boyfriend Nick Young popped the question … and she said, “Yes!” It all went down at Nick Young’s 30th birthday party Monday night — with the L.A. Lakers star getting down on one knee and busting out a fat diamond ring … according to hip hop insider Karen Civil. The two started dating back in 2013 — for their first date, Nick took her to a Target to go shoppping. From there, they hit it off quickly — with Nick once taking her home from a club and bragging, “What I’m about to do with this shouldn’t be legal!” Soooo … congrats!!! Funny…Iggy was just musing on growing old with Nick earlier today in her birthday message to the baller — and now her wish is coming true. Hit the flip to see what she had to say… Karen Civil / Twitter / Instagram
Iggy Azalea And Nick Young Engaged Looks like it’s Iggy & Swaggy forever after . The LA Lakers star hopped down on one knee and asked for Iggy-Iggy’s hand in sweet swirly matrimony-dom at his 30th birthday bash: Via TMZ : Iggy Azalea is officially on her way to becoming Mrs. Swaggy P — her NBA star boyfriend Nick Young popped the question … and she said, “Yes!” It all went down at Nick Young’s 30th birthday party Monday night — with the L.A. Lakers star getting down on one knee and busting out a fat diamond ring … according to hip hop insider Karen Civil. The two started dating back in 2013 — for their first date, Nick took her to a Target to go shoppping. From there, they hit it off quickly — with Nick once taking her home from a club and bragging, “What I’m about to do with this shouldn’t be legal!” Soooo … congrats!!! Funny…Iggy was just musing on growing old with Nick earlier today in her birthday message to the baller — and now her wish is coming true. Hit the flip to see what she had to say… Karen Civil / Twitter / Instagram
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