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It features designer sunglasses by Nefarious (3.44 carats of diamonds set in platinum frames for $30,000) and the Grande Venetian bed, known as "the NBA bed" because of its 12-by-10-foot double-king dimensions. Sure it costs $64,000. But that does come with sheets.

Tim Duncan: I was never a big fan of Michael Jordan.

Baron Davis: You'd have to recruit somebody out of the state pen to guard Shaq, and even then he'd need a shank.

Shaquille O'Neal on his kryptonite: Milk. I'm lactose intolerant.

Dan Patrick: Three favorite musical groups.
Jason Kidd: Boyz II Men. Kenny G. Does it have to be a group or can...
Dan Patrick: Well, you already went with Kenny G, so I lost my lunch.
Jason Kidd: I like jazz in the morning. I'm a mellow cat. I don't raise the roof in my house.

This one's from 2000:
Dan Patrick: When was the last time you got yelled at?
Kobe Bryant: Maybe eighth grade.
Dan Patrick: You never get in trouble?
Kobe Bryant: I never get caught.

Colangelo met with James before the Cleveland Cavaliers played the Phoenix Suns, but thought the 21-year-old Cavs' star already had committed in a meeting in Chicago on Dec. 22. However, James was quoted as saying he still had to talk to Colangelo before making any commitment.

"So I visited with him about a half-hour ago to confirm that everything's OK and absolutely it is," Colangelo said.

You decide on the 10,000-square-foot Hardwood Suite. After all, with its locker room (nine lockers and three showers) and beds enough for 10, you can bring nearly all your teammates. They'll love having their own cheerleaders ($750 each for four hours) to root them on. You can even rent a ref (about $250).

They say scandalous things happen in those skyboxes, but you are comforted by the hotel's motto: What happens at the Palms never happened.