Grizzlies star Ja Morant‘s mom will NOT be in Utah to watch Memphis take on the Jazz on Wednesday … after fans made disgusting and racist remarks towards their family earlier in the playoff series. 3 Jazz fans were banned indefinitely for comments made to Morant’s parents during Game 2 on May 26 … with

4:28 PM PT — Coach K is breaking his silence … addressing his upcoming retirement after his 42nd season at Duke. “My family and I view today as a celebration. Our time at both West Point and Duke has been beyond amazing and we are thankful and honored to have led two college programs at

Naomi Osaka‘s decided to withdraw from the French Open and “take some time away from the court” rather than continue to be a distraction for her stance against speaking to the press … the star tennis player just announced herself. Naomi says she never intended to ignite a controversy when she cited mental health for

Kyrie Irving was the target of another idiot fan Sunday night who almost beaned the b-baller in the head with a water bottle … and this time the culprit was arrested. A fan threw a water bottle at Kyrie Irving as he and his teammates were exiting the game. They were not thrilled about it.

Play video content TMZSports.com Brandon Moreno, describe your rival, UFC champion Deiveson Figueiredo. “I told you, the guy’s not really smart,” Moreno tells TMZ Sports … “He’s an asshole and it’s fine. I don’t care. He’s ugly, man the guy’s so ugly, my goodness!” There’s clearly bad blood between 27-year-old Moreno and 33-year-old Figueiredo …

Naomi Osaka doesn’t seem to be sweating a hefty fine she’s been issued after following through on her promise to skip the media after her matches at the French Open. The star tennis player took to Twitter Sunday in response to news that FO officials had dinged her a whopping $15,000 for refusing to hit

Play video content TMZSports.com Sylvester Stallone says Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier III is gonna be one helluva fight … but says Conor will be at a MAJOR disadvantage when he steps back into the octagon. “Poirier has the big-time advantage,” Sly told us outside of Giuseppe Franco Hair Salon in Bev Hills. So, why

8:45 PM PT — Sandy Springs PD tell TMZ Sports they witnessed Marcell Ozuna grab his wife by the neck and slam her into a wall — in addition to striking her with his injured arm. It’s all part of a bombshell statement issued by the Sandy Springs PD, which confirms the alleged victim is

Play video content TMZSports.com There ARE enough balls to go around for Julio Jones in Pittsburgh … so says Chase Claypool, who tells TMZ Sports he’d LOVE it if the Steelers traded for the superstar WR! “I would love him in Pittsburgh!” Claypool said outside The Farm in Beverly Hills this week. Of course, Pittsburgh

Play video content TMZSports.com Sorry, fight fans … Chuck Liddell says there will be no upcoming boxing match with Jake Paul — the UFC legend tells TMZ Sports he’d HURT the YouTuber if a scrap ever went down. Liddell told us out in L.A. that even though the two have beefed publicly over the past

Mark Zuckerberg not taking any chances sharing the ocean with sharks … because he’s hooked himself up to a contraption that supposedly keeps them at bay. Mark was out on his hydrofoil surfboard in Kauai, Hawaii Thursday, wearing an ankle bracelet called Sharkbanz. The promise is that sharks don’t like what it emits, so they

Play video content Instagram/@pw99 A golfer was nearly mauled by a monster-sized swan after sinking a putt on a Georgia course this week … and the wild attack was all captured on video!!! TMZ Sports has learned … John Walters was out on a round with his pals in South Georgia — when the golf

Play video content TMZSports.com Forget Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin … the driver who will dominate Stage 2 at the Coca-Cola 600 this weekend is Chase Elliott, so says Clint Bowyer! FYI, Clint competed in the NASCAR Cup Series for 15 years and has forgotten more about racing than most people will ever know —

Russell Westbrook just scored another W over an NBA heckler — the $100 million lawsuit filed against the NBA superstar has been thrown out … TMZ Sports has learned. According to court docs, a judge ruled in favor of Westbrook on Thursday … saying he didn’t defame anyone by clapping back at a couple who

Danny Ainge says in the 26 years he’s been playing and working for the Celtics … he’s “never” heard any racist remarks from fans at TD Garden — but he did say he’s taking Kyrie Irving‘s comments “seriously.” If you missed it … Irving implored Celtics fans to treat him with respect when his Nets

Ex-New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway — who has been accused of several instances of sexual harassment over the past 5 years — has been banned from the league until at least the 2023 season, MLB announced Wednesday. 46-year-old Callaway — who most recently served as the Los Angeles Angels pitching coach — has been

Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka says she’s taking a break from speaking to reporters at the French Open … saying it’s time for the media to focus on the mental well-being of athletes. The 23-year-old, #2-ranked player in the world penned an emotional letter explaining her decision to go silent on Wednesday … saying, “I’ve often

2:14 PM PT — Snitker said Ozuna fractured both his fingers … and the Atlanta manager is now expecting his slugger to be sidelined for the next month and a half. “He fractured his ring and middle finger and it’ll be around 6 weeks,” Snitker told reporters Wednesday afternoon. “That’s significant time to be without

The Cleveland Indians will be without star pitcher Zach Plesac for the foreseeable future … and it’s all ’cause the guy took of his shirt “aggressively.” For real. Manager Terry Francona just made the bizarre announcement Tuesday … saying Plesac broke the thumb on his throwing hand undressing earlier this week — and is now

The Great One is out — NHL legend Wayne Gretzky is stepping down from his role with the Edmonton Oilers after nearly 5 years … and he’s reportedly got his next gig already lined up!!! 60-year-old Gretzky served as the Oilers’ Alternate Governor/V. Chairman since October 2016 … working on the commercial side of the

Play video content @aloha.akoni / Instagram What’s better than prepping for voluntary NFL workouts??? If you’re Aaron Rodgers … clearly it’s singing and dancing in Hawaii!!! Here’s video of the Packers star partying his face off in Kapalua just two days before he skipped out on Green Bay organized team activities … and yeah, it

The NBA says LeBron James was not blocked from playing after violating the league’s COVID protocol because officials decided he was NOT a risk to spread the virus. In fact, the league says investigators determined everyone who was allowed at the May 17 event for LeBron’s tequila company — the event that triggered the violation

The WNBA has suspended Connecticut Sun head coach Curt Miller over an “offensive” comment he made about an opposing player during a game … when he complained to a ref that she weighs “300 pounds.” The player he was talking about is Las Vegas Aces star Liz Cambage — who says she weighs 235 pounds

Play video content TMZ.com Donald Trump often rags on Joe Biden for being a frail old man, but it takes one to know one … is what you’ll probably say after watching this video of the former golfing. 45 was out at his own golf course Sunday morning in New Jersey, playing a few holes

Dominique Wilkins says he was straight-up denied service at an Atlanta restaurant because of the color of his skin, but the restaurant shot back, saying it was simply enforcing a dress code that was colorblind. The basketball Hall of Famer says he was denied service at Le Bilboquet restaurant, saying, “In my many years in

Lakers guard Ben McLemore was involved a single-car accident in the hours following his team’s huge win over the Warriors … but, thankfully, he was uninjured — TMZ Sports has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us sometime Thursday morning — shortly after the Lakers beat the Warriors in their play-in game Wednesday night — cops

Play video content TMZSports.com Potentially huge news from Dana White … who tells TMZ Sports he’s considering making Michael Chandler vs. Justin Gaethje — in a fight that could be one of the most violent matchups of all time!! Chandler is coming off a tough loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 262 … but MC

Play video content TMZSports.com There are now two people on the planet who think Logan Paul will beat Floyd Mayweather next month — Logan Paul … and his friend Harry Jowsey. In fact, the “Too Hot To Handle” hunk tells TMZ Sports he’s SO confident in the YouTube superstar’s chances … he’s dropping a MASSIVE

Kyle Kuzma appears to have found the PERFECT way to avoid NBA playoff prep stress — his smokin’ hot GF, a tiny bikini and a beautiful backyard!! The Lakers star hit up somewhere with really nice weather with his model GF, Winnie Harlow, on Friday … and you can tell by the pic the couple

Oscar De La Hoya wants to settle his beef with Dana White once and for all … with violence. The boxing legend is pissed off at White — claiming Dana blocked UFC legend Georges St-Pierre from participating in a boxing match with Oscar. St-Pierre seemingly confirmed the move in a recent interview with CinemaBlend —