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Devastating news for the OKC Thunder … Chet Holmgren, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft, is expected to miss his entire rookie season due to a foot injury. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported on Wednesday that the Thunder fear Holmgren — who stands 7’0″ tall and weighs 190 lbs —

Sylvester Stallone tells TMZ his Rottweiler Dwight was not the reason Jennifer Flavin filed to end their 25-year marriage … he says they have just taken different paths and he still has love for her. TMZ reported sources directly connected to the couple told us Sly wanted to get a Rottweiler for protection for the

Tom Brady is supporting Rob Gronkowski … ‘s junk — the future Hall of Fame tight end is modeling Brady Brand underwear while showing off his ripped bod!! Gronk — who won 4 Super Bowls playing alongside Tom — is reconnecting with the G.O.A.T. once again … showing off some undies from TB12’s apparel brand

The Los Angeles Lakers paid tribute to Kobe Bryant on what would have been his 44th birthday, giving UCLA newborns — who were born on the same day as Mamba (8/23) — gear inspired by the Hall of Fame legend. The Lakers posted pics of the babies wearing white hats featuring Kobe’s iconic No. 8

Vanessa Bryant‘s co-plaintiff Chris Chester is seeking millions in damages as the trial over the Kobe crash photos nears an end … with his attorney asking for up to $32.5 million in damages. The Chester and Bryant family attorney’s both made closing statements … but only Chester’s specified a dollar amount. Craig Lavoie, Vanessa’s attorney,

Play video content Instagram / @jokic.natalija NBA stars Nikola Jokić and Boban Marjanović went all out for Bogdan Bogdanović‘s 30th birthday party … raging their faces off with their national hoops teammates — and the vid is nuts!! The Serbian trio hit up the Lafayette Cuisine Cabaret Club in Beograd for the festivities .. which

Legendary H.S. football coach Gary Gaines — who was portrayed in the iconic “Friday Night Lights” book and film — has died after battling Alzheimer’s, his family announced Monday. He was 73. “Following a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease, it is with great sadness that the family of Coach Gary Gaines announces his peaceful passing

Tom Brady says he did NOT leave the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to shoot episodes of “The Masked Singer” … saying the wild conspiracy is flat-out wrong. TB12 had social media in a frenzy last week … when one user speculated the QB was taking a break from training camp to appear on Fox’s singing competition.

Kelly Kay, the model girlfriend of the late Oregon Ducks football star Spencer Webb, just announced she’s pregnant … one month after the 22-year-old tragically died. “We created an angel before heaven gained one 🕊,” Kay said in an emotional post on Instagram. “all you ever wanted was to be a father … I know

Aqib Talib won’t be broadcasting NFL games for Amazon after all — at least not for the foreseeable future — he’s stepping away from the gig following his brother’s murder charge. NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport reported the news late Sunday evening … saying after Talib and his older brother, Yaqub Talib, were involved in

A famous search and rescue dive team that inserted itself into the hunt for missing teenager, Kiely Rodni, claims they’ve found her … but it doesn’t sound like she’s alive. The YouTubers known as Adventures with Purpose — which has millions of subscribers and followers across their social media channels — made the claim Sunday,

Dennis Rodman says he’s going to put his dictator diplomacy to good use soon in an attempt to free Brittney Griner, who’s currently jailed in Russia. The ex-NBA star told NBC News this weekend that he’s planning on jetting off this week, adding that he got “permission” to head over there and “help that girl”

Marquise “Hollywood” Brown apparently has a need for speed … ’cause TMZ Sports has learned the Cardinals star was ticketed for going 71 MPH in a 50 zone just weeks before he was arrested for allegedly going 126 MPH in a 65. According to court documents, cops say Brown went roughly 21 MPH over the

Play video content TMZSports.com Kamaru Usman has an opponent in mind for his next fight after Leon Edwards — but it’s not anyone in the welterweight, or even middleweight division — the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world says he’s eyeing a move to light heavyweight! “A lot of people think I’m joking when

In search of more, rare Michael Jordan-era memorabilia? Horace Grant‘s got ya covered — ’cause TMZ Sports has learned MJ’s former Chicago teammate’s three title rings he won with His Airness in the early 1990s are up for auction. The rare items come from the Bulls’ first 3-peat in 1991, 1992 and 1993 — when

Play video content TMZSports.com Ex-NBA star Caron Butler is using his personal experiences to help teach young kids with his new book … telling TMZ Sports his close friend Kobe Bryant inspired him to share his real story. Caron played alongside the late Hall of Famer on the Lakers from 2004-2005 … and the two

Play video content TMZSports.com As WWE prepares to celebrate the 1200th episode of “Smackdown,” Drew McIntyre tells TMZ Sports he’s obsessed with beating Roman Reigns in two weeks at “WWE Clash at the Castle” … ’cause he has to finally win it all in front of fans!! McIntyre and Reigns are set to meet face-to-face

Play video content Instagram / @miraclesfortank Easton Oliverson just crossed another huge milestone in his road to recovery … the Little League World Series player is now walking — just days after he suffered severe head injuries in a fall from his bunk bed. Oliverson’s family shared a video on their social media page on

Play video content TMZSports.com Deshaun Watson out … Jimmy Garoppolo in?! If Michael Lombardi was still the general manager in Cleveland … he tells TMZ Sports that’s exactly the move he’d make following Watson’s newly announced 11-game suspension. Lombardi, who was the GM in Berea, Ohio for one season back in 2013, said because of

Mike Tomlin offered a group of kids a way better option than fighting in the streets this week — inviting the quarreling youngsters to a Steelers practice — and the gesture was AWESOME. According to FOX Sports’ Jay Glazer, Tomlin was driving his car when he saw a group of young kids fighting in his

LA County Fire Dept. supervisors knew the holding of graphic Kobe Bryant crash pictures could be problematic for them … according to an LACFD official, who testified on Thursday that one of his bosses referred to the photos as “plutonium,” while urging everyone to delete them. Sky Cornell, who worked in the LACFD for public

Antonio Brown has been making waves with his custom dance for his “Put That Sh*t On” single … and he’s using his signature moves honed on the football field to make a big splash. AB tells TMZ Hip Hop … he’s currently in the middle of finalizing a couple of deals to fund the “Put

Play video content Arizona Cardinals Cardinals wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown spoke about his speeding arrest for the first time on Wednesday … saying it was a mistake he wants to learn from and vowing to be better moving forward. The 25-year-old — who was acquired in the offseason from the Baltimore Ravens — was

LeBron and Bronny James are one step closer to being teammates in the NBA — the King just inked a 2-year, $97.1 million deal to stay with the Lakers through the 2023-24 season … which will make him a free agent when his son becomes eligible for the draft. The NBA superstar hasn’t shied away

Play video content TMZSports.com “If you’re a Green Bay Packer, a lot doors open up for you. If you win a championship, all doors open up, but when you’re in the Hall of Fame, football heaven opens up for you.” That’s newly minted Pro Football Hall of Famer, LeRoy Butler … who tells TMZ Sports

Fresh off his contributions on The Game’s latest album, Hit-Boy has just taken on a new digital gig … curating the musical sounds of the upcoming “Madden NFL 23.” The platinum-selling Grammy-winning producer announced the move Tuesday, expressing the passion gridiron Sundays gives him when creating music. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram

Everything wasn’t always peaches and cream between Najee Harris and Nick Saban at Alabama … the former Tide star just revealed he and his former coach used to fight each other all the time during his four years at the school. The Pittsburgh Steelers star broke it all down on “The Pivot” podcast Tuesday …

Play video content TMZSports.com Byron Allen is callin’ dibs on the next available NFL team — telling TMZ Sports that after losing out on the Broncos this year, he’s “highly confident” he’ll “get the next one.” We got the TV mogul out in Beverly Hills just days after he officially lost his bid to buy

Play video content Former NFL star Aqib Talib was just feet from the gunman — allegedly his older brother, Yaqub Talib — when a fight at a youth football game turned into a fatal shooting over the weekend, new video obtained by TMZ Sports shows. We’ve chosen not to publish the actual shooting, but the

Bronny James is looking more and more like his pops every time he takes the court — because LeBron‘s oldest just unloaded an insane posterizing dunk on his opponent … and the NBA superstar lost his mind!! The moment just happened at the Club Basketball Euro Tour overseas … where Bronny and his bro, Bryce,