New Orleans Pelicans talisman Anthony Davis was turned away from a popular Japanese restaurant on Monday, prior to their loss to the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center the next day.
Davis and some of his teammates were barred from entering eatery Katana in West Hollywood as they attempted to dine while wearing their team-branded athletic clothing.
A witness said via Emily Smith of Page Six:
“Davis was pleading with the doorman, saying, ‘Me and my teammates just want to get something to eat.’ He said he couldn’t take off the hoodie because he was wearing a sleeveless T-shirt underneath. Davis even offered to spend a fortune to rent the private room, but the doorman said, ‘No you can’t come in wearing a hoodie.’ So Davis got back in his SUV and left, and only then did the restaurant manager come running out, freaking out at the doorman.”
Hollywood and other suburban areas of Southern California are known for having a strict dress code, but they are just as known for making exceptions for big names. Stars not only tend to rack up outlandish bills, but the good business and reputation these places earn from welcoming them is priceless.
Not only did Davis not eat at the restaurant, but also didn't play the following day against the Lakers due to a sore knee.
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