Athletes and celebrities have always been synonymous with lavish parties. With money and connections to spare, it's no surprise that plenty of NBA players know how to throw a good one.
Usually, though, you'd expect the biggest superstars to host the most memorable gatherings. But from everything Lou Williams saw over a 17-year playing career, one name stood out above the rest. It wasn't Kobe Bryant or Allen Iverson, two of Lou Will's most popular former teammates, but somebody who flew under the radar for most of his career.
Williams is a legendary fixture in the NBA nightlife scene. He is practically an Atlanta nightlife legend so, when it came to parties, Williams had been around the block. He considers himself some sort of a megastar in that regard, but he admits he ain't nothing compared to the one and only, Jarrett Jack .
"If you've ever been to a Lou Willville party, you understand why a Lou Willville party is so legendary because it ain't no sections. It ain't nowhere to hide. It's a country good time and it puts you in a position to have a good time," Sweet Lou said on "The Underground Lounge." "But if you wanted luxury? If you wanted to feel like you was at a resort pool party, you went to Jack Crib for that… Lou Willville, legendary. Jack Crib? You got to check in at the front door."
As Lou implied, his parties and Jack's were different. Lou Will was where everybody came to let loose, while Jack, nicknamed 2Jz, apparently turned his place into something closer to a private resort. From the way Lou described it, Jack made an ordinary house party feel like an actual event.
Past anecdotes about Jack support that claim. Not many fans know the former Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket has a wide circle of influence, according to Yaron Weitzman of Bleacher Report. Michael Beasley recalled going over to Jack's house once and the rapper 2Chainz was hanging out there.
2Jz once invited DeMarre Carroll to a Floyd Mayweather boxing match watch party, and he was flabbergasted. When Carroll got to the venue, he thought, "everyone from the NBA was there."
"It doesn't just extend to the NBA. Football players call him. Rappers call him, and not just calling him, they're like, 'Yo, I'm gonna be in town next month, what you doing?'" Beasley, who was Jack's teammate in New York, said.
That kind of guest list gives you an idea of what Lou Will was talking about. Jack may not have been one of the NBA's biggest stars, but when it came to bringing people together, his pull was something else.
Jarrett played 13 seasons in the league for eight teams. That should give him plenty of time to forge relationships with a collection of over 100 teammates, not to mention coaches and front office executives.
However, something about the man clearly made people gravitate toward him. And, as the guys close to him mentioned, his connections extend well beyond the NBA.
"You can't find many people that Jack don't know. Everybody loves him," Warriors forward Draymond Green said.
That probably says more about 2Jz than any list of famous names ever could. Apparently, he never had any trouble making friends, not just in the league, but over his lifetime.
And judging by Lou Will's stories, knowing Jack probably came with some pretty good invitations.
This story was originally published by Basketball Network on Sep 23, 2026, where it first appeared in the Off The Court section. Add Basketball Network as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
