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There have been rumblings that V. Stiviano is gunning for a role on VH1's "Basketball Wives" ... so, when we saw "BW" exec producer Shaunie O'Neal out in L.A. this weekend, we had to ask if V. has a shot.

Let's put it this way ... Shaunie (who's awesome btw) didn't exactly say no.

We also asked O'Neal if she's ever reached out to Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa to see if she'd be interested in doing the show.

You can find him in the clubhouse ... humiliated on a national level -- because Tuesday night 50 Cent may have thrown out the worst first pitch in MLB history.

Fiddy was given the honor at the NY Mets game at Citi Field before the Mets took on the Pittsburgh Pirates.

There was a wind up. There was a pitch. There was a disaster.

Indy 500 champ Ryan Hunter-Reay has driven all over the world ... so when we asked which city has the WORST drivers, he didn't even have to hesitate before answering.

TMZ Sports ran into Ryan in NYC on Tuesday -- fresh off his big win -- and the guy says he's been on such a high since taking the checkered flag, he's only slept about 4 hours.

Apparently, Bar Mitzvahs are a team sport in New York City ... because NY Giants star Prince Amukamara was with a bunch of other G-Men when he turnt up with the Hebrews ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Prince -- along with fellow Giants players Walter Thurmond (CB), Henry Hynoski (FB) Michael Cox (RB) ... and former Giants stars Ahmad Bradshaw, Ottis Anderson (RB) and Stephen Baker (WR) -- helped a kid named A.J. celebrate his journey into manhood this past weekend.

Prince tells us the whole thing was put together by Tiki Barber -- who runs Thuzio ... a company that allows people to to hire stars to appear at cool functions ... like Bar Mitzvahs.

"It really was a big surprise for the boy A.J.," Prince said ... "They announced us ... they had our pictures, it was pretty great. I'm sure the kids had a great time, and so did I!!"

Prince says he had a blast at the party -- "The dancing was my favorite part. There was an MC. They had professional dancers. Hynoski said he was dancing before I got there. We did all do the 'Cha Cha Slide' together."

TMZ has sources close to both T.I. and Floyd Mayweather and it's become very clear ... each side is telling a very different version of events surrounding the fight.

No one is debating what caused it -- as TMZ first reported, it was over T.I.'s wife Tiny -- but what is up for debate ... is who hit whom during the melee.

T.I.'s side: Our T.I. sources say the rapper swung and hit Floyd ... which is what sparked the whole brawl at Fatburger in Las Vegas early Sunday morning. T.I. even hinted at the punch in an Instagram video he posted the next day.

Floyd's side: The champ is telling friends T.I. never hit him with any punch ... he only tussled with members of Floyd's security team.

"Basketball Wives" star Malaysia Pargo insists her divorce from NBA player Jannero Pargo is NOT as nasty as it seems ... telling TMZ Sports she still wants to be friends after the split.

We broke the story ... Malaysia just filed divorce docs in L.A. after airing her beef with the Charlotte Hornets player on various social media platforms ... and it seemed the two were ready to go to war.

But now, Malaysia tells us both she and Jannero are keeping things friendly for the good of their 3 children -- and are committed to not only being civil toward each other, but friendly.

Austin Mahone tells TMZ Sports ... there ain't no doubt about it -- the San Antonio Spurs will WIN the NBA championship.

The pop superstar was out in NYC -- being very cool with fans btw -- when we asked how far he thinks his hometown team will go in the playoffs this year.

"I think they're gonna kill it," Mahone said ... "They need to redeem themselves for last year."

In fact, Austin says he's looking forward to seeing his squad take on the Miami Heat because he's super confident the Spurs will be able to dominate LeBron James and company.

An alleged associate of Aaron Hernandez will plead NOT GUILTY to murdering Odin Lloyd when he is arraigned on murder charges in Massachusetts later today ... his lawyer tells TMZ Sports.

Carlos Ortiz -- who officials believe has a relationship with the former NFL star -- will appear in court this afternoon to be arraigned in the murder of Odin Lloyd.

Oritz was initially charged with unlicensed possession of a firearm in connection with the case -- but now prosecutors think they have enough to convict him of murder.

But Ortiz's lawyer, Mike Maloney, tells us ... Carlos will enter a not guilty plea when he faces the judge today and says his client insists he's innocent.

Hernandez has already been charged with murder -- as well as another alleged associate, Ernest Wallace. Both men have also pled not guilty.

Hours after Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. and T.I. squared off over the rapper's wife ... Floyd sent a not so subtle message to T.I. ... "These hos ain't loyal."

Floyd joked to his pals that he dropped that pearl of wisdom on T.I. during their fight in Vegas. In the video ... you can hear he's playing off Chris Brown's hit "Loyal" ... which was blaring inside Larry Flynt's Hustler Club at the time.

You CAN'T blame Dodgers announcer Charley Steiner for jinxing Hyun-jin Ryu's perfect game yesterday ... even though he started talking about it with only 6 outs to go ... so sayeth Vin Scully.

Dodgers fans started cringing at the top of the 8th inning when Steiner brought up Sandy Koufax -- and mentioned how Ryu was only 6 outs away from joining the Hall of Fame as the only other Dodger to throw a perfect game.

Two pitches later ... it was all over.

But according to Vin Scully (via an L.A. Times interview from 1960) ... you can't blame the play-by-play guy.

"I've called two near no-hitters this year. And have kept the listeners informed from the fourth inning on," Scully said at the time.

"It's insulting the listeners to make them think they're silly and superstitious enough to believe my telling them that a no-hitter is going will affect the game."

So there you have it ... Steiner, you're off the hook.

Manny Ramirez didn't sign his new minor league baseball deal for the cash -- it's because he "doesn't know what to do with himself without baseball" ... so says former MLB star Royce Clayton.

41-year-old Manny just inked a deal with the Chicago Cubs to be a player/coach for its Triple-A affiliate in Iowa ... and Royce says it's just another example of "Manny being Manny."

Johnny Manziel is a multi-tasker ... at least according to him ... telling all of his anti-partying critics to back the hell off because it's possible to study the Browns playbook WHILE raging in Vegas.

Manziel went WILD in Sin City over the weekend -- fist-pumping with Pauly D, chasin' bikini-clad women with Rob Gronkowski and sprayin' champagne in the clubs!

But he also found time to brush up on his playbook ... allegedly ... because after the haters came out and questioned his decision-making (now that he's competing for a starting job) ... Johnny instagrammed a pic of the Browns playbook with the following message:

"Guess it's impossible to enjoy the weekend and study?"

You tell us.

Ice Cube is plugged in when it comes to the NBA -- so ya gotta believe the guy when he tells TMZ Sports that Phil Jackson is having serious remorse about leaving L.A. to run the Knicks.

"I know Phil hates New York ... at least coaching 'em. He may love the city but the team is GARBAGE."

For the record, the Knicks were 37-45 this season. No Bueno.

But while Phil looks for a new coach in NYC, Cube -- a die hard Lakers fan -- tells us he knows exactly who should run the Purple and Gold next season ... someone he considers "A real Laker."

Shelly Sterling will accept offers this week to buy the Los Angeles Clippers ... and a frontrunner is a group led by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer ... TMZ Sports has learned.

We broke the story ... Shelly met with Ballmer Sunday at her Malibu home, and our sources say his group made "a very competitive offer."

Sources tell us .. Shelly and her lawyer Pierce O'Donnell have put the word out ... they'd like to make a deal THIS WEEK. We're also told NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is aware of what she's doing. O'Donnell would not comment but we're told Shelly and Silver have an open line of communication.

We're told there are several other potential buyers in which Shelly is interested, including:

-- Grant Hill Group (Hill is a former NBA star who teamed up with investment partners)
-- Magic Johnson and the Guggenheim Partners (a financial company based in Chicago)
-- Patrick Soon-Shiong (surgeon turned multi-billionaire businessman)
-- David Geffen and Larry Ellison

Our sources say Oprah Winfrey is no longer in the running.

White Sox ace Chris Sale isn't just money on the mound, dude's got serious dance moves -- and he flexed the gift at a wedding ... getting all turnt up to "Call Me Maybe" ... and it's AWESOME!!

TMZ Sports obtained video of Sale at the wedding of then-teammate Alex Rios in Puerto Rico in 2012 -- in an epic 1-man dance off to the Carly Rae Jepson hit.

He lip-syncs the entire song ... he does the hand-phone move during the hook ... and he jumps off the stage ... all without ever spilling his drink.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. practices what he preaches ... hours after getting into a fight with T.I. and telling him to "control your bitch," the champ went to a strip club to show how exactly how HE exercises ultimate control.

Floyd showed up at Larry Flynt's Hustler Club in Vegas at around 3 AM ... this after getting into a now-epic fight with T.I. at a nearby Fatburger.

We're told Floyd showed up with "bricks of money" -- making it rain to the point where one stripper was seen carting her cash away in a pillowcase.

2 Chainz, Flo Rida and Benzino cheered on as Floyd did what he does.