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The legal system-abusing prankster who filed an insane lawsuit against Johnny Manziel has apparently struck again -- and this time, his target is Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.

TMZ Sports has learned ... Cuban was sued in District Court in Northern Texas by someone claiming to be Lisa Lazzari ... the sister of former "Shark Tank" entrepreneur Lani Lazzari (owner of Simple Sugars body care company).

Big men drive BIG TRUCKS ... at least Tyson Chandler does -- and TMZ Sports has footage of the 7'1" NBA star hittin' the road in a tricked out "baby monster truck."

The New York Knicks center was out in Calabasas this week in what appears to be a lifted 2010 Ford F350 Super Duty … a car that just DOMINATES on the road.

Chandler says he likes the truck because at his size, he fits pretty comfortably in it -- and only goes off-roading in his diesel vehicle "if a car gets in my way."

FYI -- maintaining that truck ain't cheap, the tank holds 38 gallons of diesel gas ... which currently runs $3.99 per gallon in Calabasas ... so, you're talkin' a cool $150 per tank.

In this video ... Kevin Love is hilarious.

Does he tell kids that video games are more important than school? Yes.

Does he awkwardly try to deflect when a child grills him about his NBA future? Yes.

Is this clip gonna make you love Kevin Love even more than you already did? Yes.

It all went down at the E3 video game convention when some kid reporters approached Kev to ask questions about Skylanders -- a super popular video game that's big with kids.

Team Costa Rica and Team Mexico are getting screwed ... by not being able to get screwed during the World Cup ... so says Reggie Miller who tells us the "no sex" rules are stupid.

Miller -- one of the most clutch athletes of all-time -- says he doesn't understand why World Cup teams forbid their players from banging during the tourney ... saying, "If you're a trained athlete, I think you're gonna focus no matter what."

He adds, "It's mind over matter, isn't it?"

The President of Costa Rica knows ... if his team is gonna win the World Cup, it's gonna take a miracle -- which could explain why he's already mentally prepared himself for the worst.

Luis Guillermo Solis was out in D.C. today -- while his team preps to play Uruguay, Italy and England -- and he admitted things aren't looking up when it comes to advancing to the next round.

"I mean, it's gonna be difficult ... it's a difficult group ... but we'll do our best."

Translation -- at least we MADE the World Cup.

Dolphin hunters beware ... ex-WWE superstar Brodus Clay has big plans following his release from the company today -- he's headed for Japan to protect dolphins from being captured and killed.

Brodus says he booked a trip to Japan for this summer and plans to protest dolphin hunting. He's been passionate about the cause ever since seeing the Oscar winning documentary, "The Cove".

The Funkasaurus tells us he's bummed about losing his job -- WWE cut a total of 9 wrestlers today -- but he's excited to do some other things -- like acting and writing a book.

Brodus says he's open to any wrestling opportunities he might get in Japan -- but his main focus is "bringing awareness to the cause" of the dolphins.

When Michael Jordan surprised an elementary school in North Carolina this week -- the kids went WILD ... but they weren't quite sure who he was!

The whole story is sweet ... MJ rolled through Hornet's Nest Elementary and visited with teachers, students and staff -- and Principal Victoria Hicks tells us the place went crazy for the NBA star!

But the best part was the reaction of the students -- "It's funny because the students weren't born when Michael played basketball," Hicks says. And they asked some great questions.

-- "One kid asked if he still played. He said he was retired. They said, 'Retired? What's retired?'"

-- "Another student asked, 'How old are you now?' Are you 70?'"

-- "Something else that I thought was funny was that some of the kids were mistakenly calling him 'Michael Jackson!"

Michael's reaction? Hicks says he was smiling and laughing the entire time.

"I walked with Michael for 90 minutes. We went into 4 classrooms. I kept thanking him but he said it was his pleasure."

1:02 P.M. PT -- Kaepernick just tweeted his response, "As I said from day one, I would never do the things that were made up about me. I'm glad this issue is resolved. It's time for football."

Colin Kaepernick will NOT be hit with any charges stemming from a sexual assault investigation in Miami, authorities say ... after officials determined there was NO credible evidence he did anything wrong.

The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office has announced ... after a thorough investigation, the San Francisco 49ers QB is "exceptionally cleared."

According to official documents obtained by TMZ Sports, prosecutors determined, "There is no evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that any crime was committed against the complaintant."

L.A is overflowing with bandwagon L.A. Kings fans -- and Cuba Gooding Jr. tells TMZ Sports ... IT PISSES HIM THE HELL OFF!!!!

Cuba was out in NYC yesterday -- where he was starting a "Let's Go Rangers" chant (he claims they're his 2nd favorite team) ... when the actor went off on all the shameless "fans" who jumped on the Kings' bandwagon during the team's playoff run.

He calls 'em brutal ... he drops an F-bomb ... and then he posed for pics with fans who bombarded him with catchphrases from "Jerry Maguire."

He told Erin Andrews he's the "best corner in the game" ... and now, Terrell Owens says Richard Sherman is 100% RIGHT -- despite objections from multiple NFL stars.

T.O. was out in Hollywood last night when he told us straight up ... the head of the Legion of Boom is "the best in the business!"

Sherman's been called out by several players -- including Patrick Peterson and LeGarrette Blount -- who acknowledge Sherman's talent, but insist he's NOT the best CB in the league.

But ya gotta respect T.O.'s opinion -- dude played in the league for 15 years ... so when it comes to ranking quality DB's, it's hard to argue with him.

With so many soccer players banned from having sex during the World Cup, there's one dude who CAN'T BE RESTRAINED ... the armadillo mascot -- because Jack Hanna tells us, those things will mate ANYWHERE!!

The animal guru tells TMZ Sports he's really excited that Brazil chose the Three-Banded Armadillo as the official mascot -- saying, "It is fitting that they picked [the armadillo] because they are endangered, but can also roll up into a secure ball to protect themselves from predators."

As for the armadillo sex drive -- Hanna says he knows from experience, those things have no shame!

"I’ve taken armadillos on the 'Late Show with David Letterman' several times -- and would you believe that one time a pair even mated right on his desk!"

Donald Sterling has taken his "Black People Love Me" tour up a notch -- last night he dined out with a lovely African-American woman ... and left in an SUV with a license plate that read BLAKT07.

As DS rolled away from Monty's in Woodland Hills (The Valley) ... our camera guy asked a burning question on everyone's mind: What does Mr. Sterling prefer ... Aunt Jemima or Eggos???

As TMZ has previously reported, Sterling has been seen all over town with black people ... including earlier this week when he hit up celeb hot spot Mr. Chow with MULTIPLE attractive black women.

This time, Sterling was with just one woman ... and one ironically plated SUV (which appears to be a rental). Just classic.

Johnny Manziel has some serious firepower on his side -- Magic Johnson ... who tells TMZ Sports he's not concerned about JM's party lifestyle ... saying, "He knows what he's doing."

Magic was out in NYC -- when we brought up L.A. Dodgers superstar Yasiel Puig and his shot to superstardom in the MLB while hitting the clubs DURING the season.

So, we had to ask if he thinks Johnny could pull a Puig of his own -- and still be successful while living it up off the field ... and Magic seemed VERY optimistic.

Donald Sterling's mental issues are so serious, he couldn't accurately put numbers on the face of a blank clock during a medical test ... this according to one of the neurologists who examined the Clippers owner.

Sterling's medical results were submitted in a new court filing obtained by TMZ Sports -- and in the docs, two neurologists who evaluated Sterling back in May detail why they believe he lacks the capacity to run his NBA team.

Rick Ross and DJ Khaled proved THEY DA BEST Miami Heat fans -- 'Cause while the rest of the Miami faithful were bailing on LeBron and co. Tuesday night ... the two Florida hip hop giants stayed put 'til the bitter end.

While Miami was getting CRUSHED by San Antonio ... scores of "fans" in American Airlines Arena noticeably bee-lined for the exit ... with several minutes still on the clock.

But Ross and Khaled kept it real -- and stayed parked in those $24k courtside seats until the clock read zeroes.

Heat fans have been criticized in the past for ditching the stadium during big games -- including Game 6 of the NBA Finals last year ... when the seemingly defeated Heat came back and won in OT.

We'd say Rick and Khaled's loyalty could have something to do with the price of their seats -- but Jamie Foxx also left the game early, and his seats ain't cheap either.