While Miami Art Basel parties continue to rage, the New York Knicks threw themselves the biggest party in town after their win over the Miami Heat Thursday night.
After vanquishing the Heat, the team practically took over South Beach steakhouse Prime 112, a favorite of Heat president Pat Riley. Spies said many of the Knicks players had their own tables for family and friends, and were all toasted by a host of New Yorkers in town for the art fair.
One spy told us, “As each player entered the restaurant, there were cheers and high-fives from the other diners. Raymond Felton, Amar’e Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler each had their own tables. The entire team was there, apart from Carmelo Anthony. There were a lot of New Yorkers in the restaurant who were down for Art Basel who couldn’t quite believe their luck to see them.”
Another source said, “After dismantling the Heat, the Knicks took their ‘talents’ to South Beach. Coach Mike Woodson enjoyed a post-game dinner with some of his assistant coaches while his players were all in his view. The Knicks were cheered like it was their own hometown.”
Meantime, as Basel continued, sources tell us 26-year-old art dealer Vito Schnabel and Demi Moore, 50, have rented a private house in Miami Beach to spend some time alone together during the art fair, despite Schnabel’s denying they are dating. The couple are so keen to keep a lid on the romance that Demi didn’t attend Vito’s big Dom Perignon Luminous bash at Wall nightclub last night at the W South Beach, co-hosted by Stavros Niarchos and Alex Dellal. Guests included Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.
And . . . the cute stray tabby kitten that we reported Moore took to Wednesday night’s Chanel dinner has won over another glamorous Art Basel attendee: The little furball has been adopted by Nicky Hilton and is now living in the lap of luxury at the mansion rented by the Hiltons for the festivities.