The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien debuted Monday night on the NBC television network, and Conan certainly showed how he already has become very in tune with Hollywood culture, borrowing the “D” from the sign, leading a tour of Universal Studios astray, and, of course, joining the many celebrities who become Lakers fans. Just like good ol’ #1 Fan Jack Nicholson (shown above with Graybeard, aka #2 Donald Sutherland).
Except for one small problem. Apparently, there’s not enough room courtside for Conan and his hair. Watch:
But Jack Nicholson and Donald Sutherland aren’t the only celebs who can get courtside easier than Conan. We spent a few minutes on Google and found plenty of others who trade their fame for tickets! Enjoy the photo gallery of people who can drop thousands of dollars just to watch basketball players. Recession? Schmession! Now if only there were someone who could show us how to become friends with celebrities. Just remember not to repeat any of these movie quotes back to them!
#3 Dyan Cannon, at least, has stuck with the Lakers through thick and thin over the past 25 years. #4 George Lopez has just gotten thick. Zing!
#5 David Beckham bent his L.A. Galaxy soccer contract in several places so he could scurry back to Europe. But not before pretending to care about hoops!
#6 For Jeffrey Katzenberg, DreamWorks must mean that you get to invite anyone you want to sit with you at a Lakers game. In this instance, he has #7 Cameron Diaz sitting to his right. And #8 Antonio Banderas is a regular puss in boots for his Lakers. Boots not pictured.
And then here, he has given the seat next to him for #9 Eddie Murphy. Hey. Wait a second…is this row entirely reserved for the cast of Shrek? Where’s Mike Myers? Probably at a hockey game.
#10 Robert Downey Jr. could tell the world he was Iron Man, and they’d still let him sit up front. Oh, wait. They did do that.
Here’s how the celebrity Laker fandom works. It’s like an exclusive club. You sponsor the new kids into it. Here, we see #11 Leonardo DiCaprio showing young #12 Zac Efron how to play it cool when everyone can see you, while #13 Kevin Connolly exists on TV and in real-life only as part of an entourage. True story.
So now, after having seen how it’s done, Zac Efron can turn around and invite #14 Vanessa Hudgens to a game and act like he knows what he’s doing.
When you think of L.A., probably the first thousand names that come to mind are anyone other than #15 Sean “Puffy Puff Daddy P. Diddy Diddy” Combs, because he’s a New Yorker. Traitor! (Yes, we know the Knicks suck, but still, traitor!)
While everyone else looks up above for the replay, or to see if they’re on the kissing cam, #16 Denzel Washington stares laser beams right into the camera. Are you looking at him?!
If the Lakers don’t beat the Nuggets, don’t be surprised if Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman #17 Anthony Kiedis is found under a bridge, drawing some blood.
#18 Tom Cruise even gets courtside seats, but it’s not because of his love for the game. It’s because he has to find some way to show his adopted son how to be a man.
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