And1 Street Baller 'The Professor' 'Memba Him?!
Grayson Boucher was only 20 years old when he shot to stardom after his street style basketball skills landed him on the And1 team and was given the nickname "The Professor" for schooling people on the court. Guess what he looks like now!
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George 'The Animal' Steele Gets WWE Celeb Tribute
Get your tissues ready ... 'cause the WWE put together a 3 minute tribute to fallen legend George "The Animal" Steele ... and it's emotional.
Kevin Hart, Bret Hart (no relation), David Arquette, Sheamus, Steph McMahon and more all participated in the video ... explaining why he meant so much to the world of pro wrestling.
George passed away last week at the age of 79.
R.I.P.
Darrelle Revis' Ex-Teammate 'That's Definitely Not Revis' Voice'
At least TWO of Darrelle Revis' teammates are adamant the voice bragging about knocking out two people in Pittsburgh is NOT the NFL star.
TMZ Sports spoke with Brandon Browner -- who won a Super Bowl with Revis with the Patriots in 2014.
Browner says he watched the video from the aftermath of the Revis incident and says, "I know for a fact that voice that I heard is not Darrelle Revis."
He also points out that Revis' current NY Jets teammate Brandon Marshall feels the same way.
For his part, Revis has denied K.O.'ing the two men and his lawyers say they look forward to proving his innocence in court.
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WWE's New Day: No Way In Hell We'd Fight In UFC ... We're Too Pretty!
Brock Lesnar's done it. CM Punk's done it ... but the guys from The New Day say there's NO DAMN WAY they'd ever considering moving from the WWE to the UFC.
The tag team superstars -- who were just tapped to host WrestleMania 33 -- joined the guys on the "TMZ Sports" TV show (airs Monday night on FS1) ... and told us their feet are FIRMLY planted in the WWE.
So, why not give the UFC a shot? Big E put it best ...
"I gyrate for a living! I shake my hips for a living, that's what I do! You want to get punched in the face by Derrick Lewis?? NO THANK YOU!"
The guys also tell us how the other WWE superstars REALLY feel about Conor McGregor -- who's taken some major shots at pro wrestlers in the past.
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Steve Sarkisian On Leaving 'Bama For NFL: 'Crazy How the World Works'
Steve Sarkisian says his new offensive coordinator job with the Atlanta Falcons was too good to pass up ... explaining, "You get great opportunities, you just try to take advantage of them."
Of course, Sark left his offensive coordinator job at the University of Alabama after just 1 game -- the National Championship game -- when the Falcons offered him the NFL gig.
"Crazy how the world works," Sark tells TMZ Sports.
He's clearly excited for the job -- and says he's ready to dive right in.
We also asked how he felt about his Falcons predecessor's controversial playcalling in the Super Bowl -- you know, when they took themselves out of field goal range in the 4th quarter. Sark is careful not to talk trash.
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WrestleMania Bombshell NEW DAY, NEW HOSTS!
Get your Booty-O's ready ... 'cause THE NEW DAY has officially been tapped to host WrestleMania 33!
It's a HUUUUGE honor -- Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods broke the news on "TMZ Live" and said they're psyched ... since they'll essentially be the faces of the biggest WWE event of the year!
It all goes down in Orlando, FL on April 2 and the guys are already brainstorming ideas so they go down as the greatest WrestleMania hosts EVER ... a list that includes The Rock, John Cena and Kim Kardashian (she hosted in 2008).
"Our main goal is to have as much fun as possible because if were having fun, everybody's having fun!"
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Khloe Kardashian She Knows the Playbook My Boyfriend, My Sponsor
Khloe Kardashian isn't the only significant other who hawks her partner's merch ... turns out it's a thing.
Wives and girlfriends of lots of superstar athletes know the drill -- love me, love my sponsor. In Khloe's case it could be a goldmine for Tristan Thompson. When he negotiates with Nike, he can point to his girlfriend's 60 million Instagram followers and make an extra buck or two.
Celeb couples advertising together ... they just do it.
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Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union Ditch All-Star Game For Bad & Boujee Boat Trip!!
Dwyane Wade wasn't an All-Star this season ... but that didn't stop him from livin' it up like one with his old teammate, Chris Bosh, and their wives on a boat trip in Miami!!
The Bulls star didn't make the team for the first time in 12 seasons, but it clearly doesn't look like he had a case of FOMO ... especially with his gorgeous wife, Gabrielle Union, showing off her killer bikini bod.
Bosh also got the All-Star treatment with a foot rub from an on-board masseuse.
Meanwhile, LeBron James -- the last member of the Big 3 -- had 23 points in 19 minutes in Sunday's game for the East.
Everybody wins.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo The Real 'Greek Freak' Is My 15-Year-Old Bro!!
If you think 6'11" Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is a problem in the NBA, you ain't seen nothing yet ... 'cause Giannis says his 15-year-old brother, Alex, is gonna be even better.
We got BOTH Antetokounmpo brothers in New Orleans for the All-Star game and asked the older version flat-out ... is young Alex -- who's currently a high school player -- gonna be better?
The Greek Freak didn't hesitate to say the kid (who's already 6'3") is gonna take his game to levels big bro hasn't reached yet.
BTW -- if that's not enough, there's a THIRD brother, Kostas, a 6'10" 18-YEAR-OLD ... who's currently playing ball at Dayton.
We only have one question ... WHAT ARE THEY FEEDING THESE KIDS???
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Boxer Yusaf Mack Beats Down Twitter Troll In Barber Shop ... After Gay Attacks
Openly gay boxer Yusaf Mack unleashed a barber shop beatdown -- attacking a man he claims has been harassing him online over his sexual orientation.
TMZ Sports confirmed paramedics were called to the L A Clippers shop in Philadelphia Saturday evening ... after Mack wailed on the man in front of customers and employees.
Witnesses tell us Mack attacked the dude while the victim's head was in a sink in the middle of a wash.
Mack tells us he got sick and tired of the online harassment and decided to confront the guy face-to-face. Mack is unapologetic and says the guy got what he deserved.
We also reached out to the victim who didn't want to talk ... but has since issued several homophobic statements on his Facebook page, including:
"I rather have a video of some beating me up then a video of someone seeing me take a d*** up my a** any day."
The man says he will retaliate against Mack ... "Me and him gonna fight again."
Mack says he's not scared.
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Allen Iverson My Hoop Dream?! I Wanna Play with Kobe!
FEBRUARY 2017
Allen Iverson says it's his DREAM to ball on the same team as Kobe Bryant -- and says he HOPES the Mamba will consider coming out of retirement to join his 3-on-3 team.
The Answer was out in New Orleans enjoying NBA All-Star Weekend -- when we asked about his highly anticipated debut as a player/coach in Ice Cube's 3-on-3 league.
That's when he told us he'd LOVE to get a squad with his 2001 NBA Finals opponents Kobe and Shaq -- but knows the chances of that actually happening are slim to none.
We also asked if he was hoping his coaching experience in Cube's league will springboard him to coach in the NBA ... YOU GOTTA HEAR HIS ANSWER!!!
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Katherine Webb February Is BIKINI SEASON
Yeah, it's still technically winter ... but it's beach season for Katherine Webb.
Mrs. AJ McCarron hit the beach in Alabama with her baby son, Raymond -- and while he's cute and all ... Katherine kinda stole the show.
As for AJ, there are talks he could be traded during the off-season. Based on these pics, we're hoping he lands in a place with a beach.
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Khloe Kardashian Jumps on Tristan's Nike Train
Khloe Kardashian's got Tristan Thompson's back AND his front ... she's now rocking his favorite gear, and further proving she always pledges allegiance to her man.
The couple hit up a theme park while on vacay in Ocho Rios, Jamaica ... and as you can see, Khloe gives Nike prime real estate. She's also pimping the Swoosh with her kicks.
Tristan's peeps at Nike gotta love seeing this ... since Khloe's got a much wider audience than her NBA bf -- she's got more than 60 million followers on Instagram to his 1.3 mil. You gotta wonder if Tristan's agent will try to squeeze some dough out of Nike.
We've seen it before ... Khloe rocked Adidas when she was with James Harden.
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UFC Fighter KOs Ronda Rousey's Boyfriend ... Tries to Steal His Girl
Tough night for Ronda Rousey's boyfriend -- first he gets the snot kicked out of him at UFC Fight Night 105 ... then his opponent hollers at Ronda right in the center of the Octagon!!!
Derrick Lewis beat Travis Browne so badly Sunday night the guy was transported to the hospital immediately following the fight ... but Derrick really went in on the guy in the post-fight interview.
First, he referenced the 2015 domestic violence investigation into Browne (we should note Browne was never charged with a crime) ... and then he called out Ronda.
Judging from the past, Browne isn't one to go quietly ... so we're guessing we haven't heard the last of this one.
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Darrelle Revis: The Voice On that Video Ain't Mine ... I'll Prove It!
Darrelle Revis is adamant the voice captured on video bragging about knocking out 2 guys in Pittsburgh over the weekend is NOT him ... and his lawyers say they can prove it.
TMZ Sports posted video from the aftermath of the incident ... showing 2 men knocked out cold while an unidentified man admits, "I knocked both these motherf**kers out."
Now, Revis' attorneys -- Robert Del Greco Jr. and Mark Fiorilli -- issued a statement saying the NFL star "absolutely, categorically and positively did not knock out anyone."
The lawyers claim Revis did not commit ANY crime and add, "We have no doubt but that further investigation relative to the clothing and voice verification will corroborate the above assertions."
So far, Revis is the only person involved in the incident charged with a crime.
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Margot Robbie Driving Tonya Harding Home
If there was any lingering doubt about Margot Robbie, it's gone now ... she IS Tonya Harding.
Paps got Margot on the set of the the biopic "I, Tonya," where she continued to channel the former Olympic figure skater both in costume and expression.
Looks like they're at about the part when Tonya's troubles begin.