Jul 13, 2011 | Contributor: The Daily Meal We see athletes play hard on the field and on the ice, but these sports stars and their team owners know how to party hard, too. Case in point: When the Lakers won the 2009 NBA Championship, there was no stopping them from putting on a two-million-dollar parade, even amidst a city budget crisis. The festivities started at the Staples Center and ended at the Coliseum, which had been rented at great cost, for a celebratory rally with 95,000 Lakers fans. Was it worth the cost?... Read More |