Kobe's $21,000 Bubbly Bill

Kobe BryantKobe Bryant is known for being a tough competitor -- in the club?!

Basketballin' Bryant and his wife, Vanessa, were at Friday night's grand opening of BLUSH Boutique Nightclub at the Wynn in Las Vegas, when he saw poker player Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari kick in for two bottles of $1,400 Cristal champagne. According to sources inside the club, Kobe wasn't about to be shown up by some puny little card player -- and kicked in for five bottles. Antonio, who's used to upping the ante, then switched his order to ten! Go big or go home!

Kobe ended the competition when he purchased an astounding 15 bottles -- and then left the club! Just to put Bryant's baller status into perspective -- Kobe's $21,000 bill still doesn't cover what NBA and gambling legend Charles Barkley drops on one hand of blackjack!



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1. first...

and btw what a waste.

Posted at 5:16PM on Sep 3rd 2007 by People SUCK.

2. I was at the opening of BLUSH on Friday night. It had an amazing vibe. It is what the club scene in Vegas needed....

Posted at 5:21PM on Sep 3rd 2007 by Kim

3. I wonder how it will taste!

Posted at 5:21PM on Sep 3rd 2007 by dave

4. slap in the face to millions of people dying of starvation!!!

Posted at 5:37PM on Sep 3rd 2007 by whatever

5. I say we boycott expensive wine...it is wrong to spend ur money on a drink when people are making minimum wage..what has this world become!! we have become selfish human beings!

Posted at 5:55PM on Sep 3rd 2007 by help others

6. His wife is such a loser. I mean seriously...can you guess who wears the pants in that family? She needs to buck up and get a life of her own and quick putting up with his ****. Good God he's not even good lookiing. BLECH!!
What was he trying to prove with this alcoholic display anyway? LOSERS!!!

Posted at 6:26PM on Sep 3rd 2007 by steph

7. $21,000 could buy FOOD for thousands for people on skid row. Or a new pair of shoes for your gold digger wife. It's your $$$$$ but as STUPID as you are!! your just making the RICH RICHER Help out the POOR instead!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 6:28PM on Sep 3rd 2007 by monieklalire

8.
------I wonder ? What would this Slug be doing , if the ball had never been invented ???

Posted at 6:29PM on Sep 3rd 2007 by Sebastian

9. Can't he find something else to spend his money on?????????

Posted at 6:39PM on Sep 3rd 2007 by Lil Red

10. yo' n**ga' yo shu' gonna' help the 'hood with dis' stuunt'

Posted at 6:40PM on Sep 3rd 2007 by test890

11. You would think that someone in Kobe Bryant's position would not be so insecure to do something like this. It isn't our place to say how he should spend his money, but his display of wealth just shows the lack of education that a multi-millionaire NBA player has. I really think that these overpaid players should get a lesson in philanthropy from people like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, who have considerably more, yet give billions of dollars away per year to help society. Why not donate that $21k to an inner city school or start up a scholarship fund in your name? I don't want to make this a race thing, but this sounds like something that a wannabe rapper would do. Sad.

Posted at 6:40PM on Sep 3rd 2007 by Cliff

12. $21,000 would go to good use at a rape crisis shelter instead of pissed away!!??

Posted at 6:49PM on Sep 3rd 2007 by GOD

13. Haha, so many haters on TMZ. Before you all start splashin' Haterade around, check out all the charities I'm involved in. I care about the community, and I care about those in need. I agree I splurged a big on Friday night, but it was well worth it. I had a good time with my wife and everybody at the club was havin' a ball. To put things in perspective, that was like the first time I've been out with my wife in the past year. I've dedicated most of my summer to Team U.S.A., and I've spent the rest of my time for charity. I'll be heading to Beijing to promote my upcoming new shoe, so fun times like last Friday was a rare event. To all my fans on TMZ, thanks for all the support through the good times and the bad... Kobe knows and remembers. To all the haters out there, hey checkout my TMZ screen name... that should at least get a laugh out of you guys :-)

Posted at 6:49PM on Sep 3rd 2007 by Kobe_No_Means_No

14. ANOTHER CREEP WHO ESCAPED JAIL.....NO JUSTICE NO PEACE (Isn't that what everyone says now?)

Posted at 7:02PM on Sep 3rd 2007 by WHAT

15. arrogant...if he wasn't a basketball player, he'd be in prison somewhere.

Posted at 7:06PM on Sep 3rd 2007 by alex

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