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Former L.A. Clippers forward Craig Smith says he was financially gutted by a couple of twisted business managers -- one of whom could easily qualify as a "clinical sociopath" -- and it cost him MILLIONS ... this according to a new lawsuit.

Smith filed the docs in L.A., claiming he hired Louis Lookofsky and his son Noah (with All Pro Sports) to manage his NBA money soon after he graduated from Boston College in 2006 -- right around the time he signed a contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Smith says he was led to believe the Lookofskys were experts in their field -- but claims the father-son duo ultimately ran his finances into the ground: forging Craig's signature on checks, diverting Craig's money to themselves, paying for personal expenses with Craig's money, withdrawing $90,000 from Craig's retirement account, running up a $150,000 AmEx bill, and more.

Smith says the pair even cost him roughly $1,000,000 in penalties and fees after failing to file accurate tax returns on his behalf.

Craig eventually fired All Pro Sports, and he says Noah went nuts, ruthlessly harassing him and his family -- behavior that Craig claims "strongly suggests Noah is a clinical sociopath."

Russell Westbrook doesn't want your penis to suffocate ... and that's why the Oklahoma City Thunder star just signed a deal to model a high end underwear line that prides itself on "wiggle room," TMZ Sports has learned.

Our well-placed underwear sources tell us ... Russell inked a huge deal with Kings and Jaxs that will require him to not only model the undies, but will also give him creative and design input.

FYI --K&J prides itself on how the underwear is built to let your man parts breath -- the web site says, "The little man doesn't like to be restricted with little or no oxygen."

As for Russell, he's already posed for several pics in the undies -- some without a shirt -- and dude's jacked.

Richie Incognito admits he said hurtful, racist things to Jonathan Martin -- but today we got him walking around Bev Hills like a man with nothing to hide. Is Richie overconfident about public reaction to his FOX interview?

Plus, we got NFL legend Jim Brown partying in Hollywood with Tommy Davidson. How does 77-year-old JB get down when he's in the club? Tommy gives us the lowdown, and explains why Brown is the real GOAT! Sorry, Emmitt.

And ... Rashad "Suga" Evans is about to take on his pal Chael Sonnen in UFC 167's main event. Rashad joined us to talk about beating the crap out of a friend -- or worse ... having a friend kick HIS ass.

The naked, ass-slapping hazing footage of Anthony Davis -- shot during his freshman year at Kentucky -- will NOT trigger an NCAA investigation ... a rep for the org. tells TMZ Sports.

The footage surfaced online over the weekend -- showing the #1 overall pick of the 2012 NBA Draft being held down by UK teammates during his one season in college ... while laughing players took turns spanking him. Davis was also laughing in the clip.

But the NCAA will not be taking any sort of action -- not because it wasn't a serious incident -- but because the org. has a policy of NOT investigating hazing.

A rep tells TMZ Sports, "Hazing incidents at member schools are not reportable to the NCAA and therefore are not tracked by the NCAA national office."

The rep adds, "If we receive a complaint about hazing, the NCAA informs the school to address it according to institutional policy."

Translation -- it's UK's problem, not ours.

Richie Incognito is on a mission in Beverly Hills -- he's desperate to show he's not ASHAMED of himself ... but he seems to be afraid of saying the wrong thing.

The embattled NFL lineman decided to wander the famous streets near Rodeo Drive today -- where photogs are CONSTANTLY on the lookout for famous people -- and sure enough, our TMZ guy found him.

DEER JUSTICE can be brutal ... just ask hockey stud Alex Ovechkin who wants to literally DEVOUR the antlered menace that wrecked a fence at his Virginia home.

It all started on Friday -- Ovi posted a photo of the banged up gate with the caption, "For all the other deer that want in my yard, use the gate please.! hahaha"

Then came the death threat -- Ovi posted a picture of a slab of venison (deer steak) with the broken-English warning ... "Find the deer who destroy my property!!! hahaha."

Translation -- you mess with my property and I WILL EAT YOU!!!!!!!

Godspeed Bambi.

So, this is interesting -- turns out NFL legend Jim Brown is really good friends with former "In Living Color" star Tommy Davidson ... and last night, the two went out partying together.

We could barely believe our eyes when we saw the 77-year-old Hall of Famer leaving H.O.M.E. late Sunday night ... where Tommy was having his 50th birthday party. Jim arrived to the party with his wife Monique, looking fantastic.

Turns out, Jim and Tommy are pretty tight -- and have been pals for a long time. It's unclear how they met, but we know they consider each other great friends.

Fun Fact -- back in 1998, Jim made a cameo on Tommy's old sitcom "Between Brothers."

Fresh off his "I'm not a bully" interview, Richie Incognito sat by himself for a lonely breakfast in Beverly Hills this morning ... and TMZ Sports has the photo.

Incognito took a solo seat at The Farm of Beverly Hills ... and ordered a chicken, goat cheese and spinach scramble ... with a cup of coffee to wash it down.

Restaurant sources tell us Richie was pretty quiet during the meal -- but was very polite to staffers and left a pretty solid tip.

Incognito flew in to L.A. on Friday for a sit-down with Jay Glazer -- and claimed he was "best friends" with Jonathan Martin ... and that they frequently joked with each other using vulgar language.

‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley chalked up 47 wins during his incredible boxing career (knocking out 39 fighters) but none of it mattered this weekend when his GF made him her bitch -- right in the middle of a Hollywood street.

Mosley -- who held 6 world titles -- was talking shop with our photog outside Katsuya in Hollywood ... when his girlfriend Bella Gonzalez decided it was time to go -- and shut the whole thing down.

Mosley – who went toe-to-toe in the ring with the likes of De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. – TRIED to stand his ground and continue the convo with TMZ ... but Bella wasn't havin' it.

Jenna Jameson is now riding Rampage Jackson's bandwagon, hard ... and wants to see her ex Tito Ortiz go down -- because apparently she doesn't know he's already down.

Jenna was partying in Huntington Beach, CA this weekend when we asked if she still roots for Tito ... and she quickly responded, "I'm rooting for Rampage. He's hot, he's sweet, and he's really good at what he does."

Then she smacked Tito in the jaw ... adding, "And he doesn't cry all the time."

Jenna looks and sounds, umm ... wasted-ish -- which might explain why she forgot injury forced Tito to drop out of his Bellator bout against Rampage.

Aaron Hernandez is desperately trying to maintain a relationship with his 1-year-old daughter during his stint in jail ... and talks to her on the phone almost every day, TMZ Sports has learned.

Hernandez is currently locked up in the Bristol County House of Corrections while facing murder charges in the death of Odin Lloyd -- and he gets one hour of phone privileges per day.

Sources close to the family tell us ... Aaron has a daily routine, in which he spends the hour on the phone with his daughter Avielle Janelle.

Even though she doesn't say much (she's still a baby after all), we're told Aaron was on the line the first time she said the word "daddy" ... which was roughly two months ago.

As we previously reported, Hernandez and his daughter share the same birthday -- November 6 -- and we're told they "talked" on the phone that day so Aaron could wish her a happy b-day.

Richie Incognito is playing the "everybody does it" card to explain why he hammered Jonathan Martin with threatening, racist, and violent language -- and further, he says it's just how he and Martin talk to each other.

In his first extensive interview, Incognito -- who's been suspended for his actions -- basically said players in NFL locker rooms, black and white, use the n-word freely.

Incognito admitted being "embarrassed" by the voicemail he left for his teammate ... where he called him a "half n**ga" -- and said he feels it's inappropriate for him to ever use that word. Strange ... since he's also saying he does it all the time.

As for bullying? Incognito told FOX NFL Insider Jay Glazer ... he didn't think this was a case of bullying ... and was more "an issue of mine and Jon's relationship, where I've taken stuff too far, and I didn't know it was hurting him."

Incognito also shared text messages he says his "best friend" Jonathan sent him after the controversy exploded. He claims Martin said ... "I don't blame you guys. I blame some stuff in the locker room. I blame the culture. I blame what was going on around me."

Prince Harry, Alexander Skarsgard, and "300" actor Dominic West are getting down to the wire before their epic race to the South Pole later this month -- and TMZ has obtained awesome photos of their training sessions from around the world.

FYI, Harry, Alex, and Dominic (each leading a separate team) are set to depart on their subzero 208-mile journeys to the South Pole in about three weeks -- with an ETA of December 17 -- and they've been training like madmen for the last year.

Polar guide Inge Solheim -- who is training the three men -- tells TMZ, they're all in phenomenal shape, prepping by ice climbing, skiing, and hiking around the world.

For example, the Skarsgard pics show the "True Blood" actor heavy backpack training in the Santa Monica mountains in September -- then camping, cross-country skiing, and cold weather conditioning in Norway in October.

The trek is being planned to raise awareness for a charity called Walking with the Wounded, which raises funds to benefit wounded veterans around the world.

May the best man win, but we still gotta ask ...

For that football dude Richie ... Incognito is more than just a name -- it's now a lifestyle.

Jay Glazer -- who interviewed the troubled NFL'er for FOX NFL Sunday's pre-game show -- tells TMZ Richie has not left his swanky hotel suite in Bev Hills since blowing into town Friday.

It's interesting ... Richie is not one to live on the downlow. If you have doubts about that check out the Ferrari he bought right after all the hazing stuff became public.

Richie Incognito calls Jonathan Martin his best friend on the Miami Dolphins -- and says he's worried about him ... even though Martin's allegations of hazing got Richie suspended ... TMZ has learned.

Incognito talked today for the first time about the scandal ... with FOX NFL insider Jay Glazer. Sources on the FOX set tell us Incognito wasn't exactly apologetic for his actions -- but instead expressed deep concern about Martin's health since he left the team.

We're told Incognito was willing to answer any and all questions about the controversy -- including alleged threats against Martin's family, and the infamous voicemail he left ... where he allegedly called Martin a "half n***a."

Pretty surprising for Incognito to refer to Martin as his "best friend" ... considering his accusations could ultimately ruin Incognito's NFL career.

The interview will air during tomorrow's FOX NFL Sunday pregame show.

It's unclear if Incognito addressed the video TMZ posted of him raging in a sports bar, yelling the n-word -- but we'd bet it came up.

Video just surfaced of NBA star Anthony Davis being held down butt naked and spanked on his ass -- an apparent victim of hazing while at the University of Kentucky.

Davis only attended the University of Kentucky for one season (2011-12) -- making him a freshman in the video ... where someone, most likely a teammate is smacking his ass in the locker room.

It's interesting video with hazing and locker room bullying becoming such a hot button issue after the Richie Incognito-Jonathan Martin scandal with the Miami Dolphins.

Davis is clearly not fighting back in the video -- which comes off as more playful than violent -- in fact, he's laughing and mugging for the camera.

We reached out to Univ. of Kentucky for comment ... so far, no word back.