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Former NBA Player Kenny Smith (L) and his wife Gwendolyn Osborne-Smith (R) attend his annual All-Star bash presented By JBL at Paramount Studios on February 16, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Paul Archuleta/Getty Images
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Kenny Smith’s annual NBA All-Star party rocked — on a Hollywood studio lot

Chris Webber, Lisa Leslie and Kenyon Martn were in the house

Kelley L. Carter @KelleyLCarter
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    4:00 PMPer usual, the party went until the wee hours of the morning at Kenny Smith’s annual NBA All-Star jam.

    Model and TV personality Nicole Murphy

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    The Friday night party took place on the lot of Hollywood’s Paramount Studios — yep, the place where movies and TV shows are made — giving the annual party that authentic Hollywood feel. And what’s a party in Hollywood without famous faces?

    Actor Bill Bellamy (L) and his wife Kristen Bellamy (R).

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    Mingling in the crowd were people like Tracy Morgan, Bill Bellamy, Nicole Murphy, Kim Porter, Too Short, Claudia Jordan and go-to Hollywood TV journalist Shaun Robinson.

    Too Short

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    They partied to pop and hip-hop hits alongside former NBA players like Kenyon Martin and Chris Webber. Guests feasted on mini grilled cheese sandwiches, burgers and sweet pastries, crowded in on the white dance floor space and snapped selfies until after 2 in the morning.

    Kelley L. Carter is a senior entertainment reporter and the host of Another Act at Andscape. She can act out every episode of the U.S. version of The Office, she can and will sing the Michigan State University fight song on command and she is very much immune to Hollywood hotness.