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Conor McGregor says Nate Diaz owes him a big fat thank you for the paycheck he's about to get for UFC 196 -- and says Nate can even work it off with a few dances.

Conor avoided any racial slurs during Thursday's pre-fight news conference in Las Vegas, but still blasted Diaz ... calling him a "scared little boy" who has a "bully mentality until a real man shows up."

Check out the video, 'cause things really got intense when they started talking money and Conor said, "Dance for me, Nate! And don't look me in the eye!"

The owner of the Washington gym Kam Chancellor was scouting out Wednesday night tells TMZ Sports he has reached out to the Seahawks star to explain why his employees called police on him ... and says he still wants to make a deal.

If you haven't heard ... Chancellor says he was scouting the Redmond Athletic Club last night because he was interested in buying the place -- and went to the building with friends to check it out.

Problem was ... the gym was not open and staffers inside called police because they were concerned.

Kam tweeted, "They told the cops I was trying to rob the place because I was looking into the glass asking for help."

Many people believe the call to cops may have been racially motivated because Kam is black.

But we spoke with the owner of the gym, Ryan Neal, who tells us, "We have reviewed the situation and can assure you that race was not an issue here."

Neal says the gym has recently had attemped break-ins and the staff was told to call cops if it appeared anyone was trying to gain access to the gym while it was closed.

Neal says he has reached out to Chancellor -- and says he would love to talk business if Kam is still interested in buying the gym.

Jerry Sandusky is being sued by another one of his alleged victims -- a man who claims the disgraced former Penn St. football coach abused him in 2009 ... TMZ Sports has learned.

The accuser -- who filed his lawsuit under the name "John Doe" -- is going after Sandusky and Penn State University ... claiming Sandusky preyed on him when he was a young boy involved in Sandusky's Second Mile charity organization.

We spoke to the accuser's lawyer who tells us his client was a witness in the grand jury investigation into Sandusky in 2009.

We asked the attorney why his client waited so long to file the suit to which he replied, "The abuse occurred in 2009 when he was a minor and he is now an adult."

The attorney wouldn't expand on the rationale.

In 2012, Sandusky was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison for raping and sexually abusing several young boys during his time as a football coach at Penn State.

Don't know who this kid is ... but ya might wanna keep an eye on him -- 'cause the youngster took Porzingis to the hole TWICE during a 1-on-1 session Wednesday ... and we've got the video!

The whole event was pretty awesome ... the NY Knicks star took the court against a bunch of kids at the Delta "Fly Like a Pro" event at the Chelsea Piers.

Porzingis dominated most of the kids (some kids hit from downtown) ... but this one kid turned some heads by shooting over the 7'3" superstar two different times!

Steelers linebacker James Harrison says there's a damn good reason he's strict with his kids -- he doesn't want them growing up to be privileged buttholes.

Harrison appeared on the "Steve Harvey Show" to talk about his famous parenting choices -- specifically his decision to not allow his kids to accept participation trophies in sports.

Harrison says he knows his kids have a privileged life -- but doesn't want them to be spoiled. Instead, he says he wants them to appreciate hard work and dedication.

That's when Steve dropped the money line -- "Privileged kids man ... if you don't teach them early, they grow up to be privileged buttholes."

Former UFC star Kenny Florian thinks Conor McGregor might just be the greatest of all time ... at talking smack ... saying the Irish swagmaster is the best with his mouth since Muhammad Ali.

Several good Samaritans ... including someone who appeared to be a doctor or nurse ... stopped to try to help Aubrey McClendon after his car crash -- but the fire proved to be too dangerous.

TMZ Sports obtained the 911 calls from the crash -- one caller says he actually witnessed the impact. The witnesses say McClendon's SUV swerved and crashed into the underpass and caught fire.

Another witness says people were running up to the car to try to help ... but noted the fire was "really escalating."

Eventually, the car burst into flames and another witness told 911 ... "There were people standing up there by the vehicle, which doesn't seem very smart to me."

L.A. Rams running back Todd Gurley has a decision to make ... a decision central to living and working in the city of Los Angeles ... one that will affect everyone he meets and everything he knows.

Lakers fan or Clippers fan?

BTW -- Todd let us know he's TOTALLY down for a bribe ... and whichever franchise ponies up the best graft for the new sports superstar of L.A. has the best shot at getting his fandom.

Michael Sam says he's not convinced his older brother is dead after going missing in 1998 -- and now he's contacted a famous psychic to find out once and for all.

Sam met with Tyler Henry -- star of "Hollywood Medium" -- and explained the situation ... saying he was only 9-years-old when Julian Sam (a teenager at the time) mysteriously disappeared.

Sam says his family pronounced Julian dead two years later -- but they never found his body ... and Michael says he believes there's a chance he's still alive somewhere.

Enter the psychic ... who says he tried to make contact with Julian on the other side -- but got NO feelings ... saying, "It is possible that he might still be alive."

He's been out of the league for 2 years, but don't close the book on Andrew Bynum's career -- because the 28-year-old says an NBA comeback could still be in the cards.

Bynum was leaving lunch at Crustacean in Bev Hills when we started talking about Baron Davis' comeback attempt with the Philadelphia 76ers D-League affiliate.

11:45 AM PT: The defense has rested their case. Closing arguments will begin Friday.

Erin Andrews and her legal team want to re-grill the Marriott exec who went to a Nashville restaurant Tuesday night with friends and watched the now-infamous nude peephole video ... TMZ has learned.

It's a huge development ... we're told Erin's lawyers will ask the judge to allow them to force Neal Peskind back on the stand. Peskind admitted he was at the restaurant when 2 of his friends watched the video at the table. A waitress said she watched all 3 people at the table as they mocked Erin's body.

Peskind admits his friends looked at the video, but says he asked them to turn it off.

This could be the equivalent of the O.J. glove demonstration ... a disaster for Marriott. Andrews wants $75 million, claiming she's haunted by the video everywhere she goes. If the jury hears a Marriott exec himself was playing the video at a social gathering right in the middle of the trial, it could have a seismic impact on the case.

The judge has not ruled on whether Peskind can be recalled.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Caitlyn Jenner were almost cheek-to-cheek Wednesday night at an event, proclaiming their undying affection for each other.

The two have crossed paths for years and formed a true bond. Both were world-class athletes in the '70s.

Things change ... but friendships stay strong.

How does DeAndre Jordan REALLY feel about that new zany lookin' condor mascot?

One look says it all.

Jordan was out at Warwick after the Clips big comeback victory over the Thunder Wednesday night -- when we asked about Chuck the Condor ... the new team mascot introduced earlier this week.

Some people hate him. Other people strongly dislike him.

Then again, the Clips are UNDEFEATED since Chuck joined the squad.

Johnny Manziel is bringing the party train to Vegas this weekend -- at least, that's the plan ... 'cause his name has popped up on the celebrity guest list for UFC 196, TMZ Sports has learned.

Oscar De La Hoya says he's known Donald Trump for decades -- and says he "truly feels" his old friend's antics are simply an act in a diabolical plot to get Hillary Clinton elected.

He's dead serious.

Oscar joined the guys on the "TMZ Sports" TV show on FS1 -- and brought up Trump ... saying Donald inspired him to put together his upcoming superfight between Canelo Alvarez and Amir Khan because they both come from backgrounds that Trump has targeted in his campaign.

Amir is Muslim and Canelo is Mexican ... and Oscar says, "Let me put them in there and create this big mega event and show Trump that we belong in this country."

They fight in Vegas on May 7th.

Oklahoma City Police say suicide has NOT been ruled out in the fiery car crash that killed OKC Thunder co-owner Aubrey McClendon ... TMZ Sports has learned.

As we reported ... McClendon died when his car smashed into a bridge at an incredible high rate of speed Wednesday morning ... hours after he was indicted on a federal conspiracy charge that carries up to a 10 year prison sentence.

We spoke with OKC Police Dept Captain Paco Balderrama who told us ... cops are working on several possible theories that led to his death -- ranging from suicide to a medical episode behind the wheel.

"Anything is possible," Capt. Balderrama said ... "At this point we just don't know."

Cops say McClendon was NOT wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash -- and he made no attempt to slow down before impact.