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Bad news for the Lakers ... one of the team's BIGGEST celebrity fans is getting real bored with the Purple and Gold -- telling TMZ Sports he's going to games "less and less" these days.

We spoke to music legend Lou Adler -- who's been a staple at Lakers games over the past decades sitting courtside next to his good friend Jack Nicholson.

But when we asked if he was still supporting the squad even though it's been rough this season ... Adler seemed less than jazzed about the Lake Show.

In fact, Adler seemed so down on the team he told us he's not even sure a winning record could get him back -- telling us it's not about IF the team wins or loses ... it's HOW the team wins or loses.

One more thing ... we asked Lou to name the biggest celebrity Lakers fan -- and it WASN'T Mr. Nicholson. Check out the clip.

Another Super Bowl, another Danica Patrick commercial ... because GoDaddy has just announced it's springing for another ad in the most expensive TV event of the year.

Unclear if the Internet domain site will be spending $4 MILLION for a 30-second spot or dropping $8 MIL for 60 seconds.

Either way, the company can afford it ... reportedly posting $1 BILLION in revenue last year.

As for Danica, she just tweeted ... "Pumped to be in new @GoDaddy #SuperBowl ad - co-starring with an adorable puppy. #ItsGoTime."

Roc Boys were in the building last night ... when Jay Z hit up MetLife Stadium to watch his newest client, Dez Bryant, tear up the NY Giants ... and even made time to shmooze with Jerry Jones.

Of course, Jay's Roc Nation Sports just signed #88 ... and Dez couldn't be happier about it -- throwing up the Roc Nation sign after both of his touchdowns last night.

Dez is reportedly gunning for one of the biggest contracts in NFL history ... something over the $100 million mark ... and after last night's performance, ya gotta think Jay's more confident than ever that he'll get it.

Can't knock the hustle.

It was the war of the richest kind ... Kevin Garnett being sued by his Malibu neighbor for blocking his million dollar view of the Pacific Ocean ... but now it seems a cease-fire has been reached.

We broke the story ... Garnett (who lives in a $9.5 million mansion) was sued by his next door neighbor (who lives in a $3.5 million mansion) in July for allegedly allowing his trees to grow so wildly they obstructed the neighbor's killer ocean view.

But now, according to new court docs obtained by TMZ Sports, the neighbor has had a sudden change of heart ... and has asked the judge to dismiss the case. All signs point to settlement.

The next time UFC badass Thiago Alves steps in the octogon, he'll bleed RED, WHITE & BLUE ... 'cause he just officially became an American citizen!!

The 31-year-old Brazilian-born fighter broke the news this week ... saying, "It's official. I am a American citizen! Very proud of this moment, God bless America!"

Dwight Howard's son has had a rougher time than anyone thought ... the baby mama who reported Dwight to Children's Services for belting their son was herself investigated for the exact same thing.

The Florida Dept. of Children and Families (DCF) got a call in February from 6-year-old Braylon's school, informing authorities the boy had been belted on the back of his neck and leg for using "potty words."

According to docs, baby mama Royce Reed fessed up and said she did indeed belt the boy because he "dropped the f-bomb" in school. Authorities checked out the kid and there were no obvious marks ... she told them she only hit him once with a child fabric belt. The case was closed out, but school officials spoke with Reed and accused her of using excessive force on the child.

TMZ broke the story ... Reed called DCF in August, saying Howard belted Braylon badly ... and Howard subsequently copped to it. Howard is currently the subject of a criminal child abuse investigation for the incident.

If you thought Brittney Palmer's ass was a work of art ... wait'll you see what she does with a paint brush.

TMZ Sports has leaned the UFC ring girl has built up a pretty successful side business as a painter -- and the going rate on her stuff is around $6,000 per painting.

We spoke to Palmer, who tells us she's always loved art, but didn't get serious about it until 4 years ago when she enrolled in art school ... and it blew up from there.

"I posted what I thought were these sh**ty, sh**ty, paintings [on Twitter] -- but people contacted me and asked to buy them," Palmer says.

Brittney says she's been hired to paint for all sorts of celebs, including computer guru Michael Dell and UFC fighter "Mighty Mouse" Johnson ... saying, "I usually get $3,000-6,000 for each painting, depending on the details."

But there's one person who doesn't have to pay ... Brittney's BOSS ... UFC honcho Dana White.

"I did a Muhammad Ali painting for Dana," Palmer said ... "It's not on the wall, but he still has it."

Here's video of Riff Raff playing basketball the only way he knows how ... on a cruise ship while wearing watermelon shorts, no shirt and his hair dyed pink.

You're welcome, America.

It all went down last week at the Mad Decent Boat party during "Riff Raff's Waffle & Hoops Tournament on The Candy Coated Ocean Blimp" where fans got the right to play 5-on-5 with Jody High Roller himself.

Check out the video -- Riff, a former college player definitely pulls off some decent moves, and fires a couple nice passes but the question still remains ...

Note to all district attorneys*, hydrologists*, and physical therapists* ... TMZ Sports has pics of what 12 months of your salary ($75,000) looks like around the neck of NFL star DeSean Jackson.

DeSean -- whose Redskins are 3-7 -- decided to cheer himself up with a "Treat. Yo. Self" moment ... and hooked himself up with a monster chain from one of L.A.'s top jewelers.

How monster you ask? 2,200 diamonds, 22 inches and a HALF KILO of gold. Treat. Yo. Self.

The Dr. Frankenstein behind the bling is Ofer -- Ceo of NuO jewelry in L.A. He tells us DeSean wanted a Cuban link chain ... which is back in style these days thanks to stars like Jay Z and Usher.

He ordered one in pure gold, but when he got it back ... DJ decided it wasn't quite swaggy enough so he put in another work order with Ofer that involved more ice than the North Pole.

Ofer tells us Desean's customizations pushed the value of the chain to $75,000. Easily one of his most expensive pieces ever.

Treat. Yo. Self.

Anderson Silva knows his limits in the ring ... and those limits are about 6'5, 260 lbs ... telling TMZ Sports that Dwyane "The Rock" Johnson would beat the crap out of the UFC legend if they fought.

Silva was out in L.A. when we asked the man who Dana White called "the greatest mixed martial artist of all time" if his octagon expertise would be enough to take down the freak of nature that is The Rock.

Watch the video -- Anderson wants no part of Mr. Johnson, not hesitating in the least when we drop the question on him.

FYI -- Anderson also (kinda) picks a winner between Mayweather and Pacquiao (like it's ever gonna happen) and tells us who's hotter out of Beyonce and Rihanna.

UFC champ Jon "Bones" Jones says he doesn't believe the allegations against Bill Cosby -- telling TMZ Sports the actor always seemed way too classy to be a rapist.

Jones was at LAX Friday when he explained why he was on Team Bill -- "I've never met him, but from what I've seen he seems to be a class act. I kinda grew up admiring him."

In fact, Jones also joked that Cosby was such a huge star, he wouldn't need to rape women -- he could have anybody he wants.

Here's proof Brazilian that superstar Neymar is winning at everything (besides the World Cup) ... his (reported) GF Serbian model Soraja Vucelic topless on the beach in Montenegro.

Soraja, who was Playmate of the year Serbia in 2011 (hey, it still counts) and Neymar have apparently gone public with there relationship recently posing for pictures together on social media.

In fact, Neymar is rumored to be so hooked on Soraja that he recently sent a private jet to scoop her up and deliver her to Barcelona before his team played in a huge soccer game against rival Real Madrid.

Judging by what we're seeing in these pictures, we can't say we blame the guy.

BONUS: Soraja bounciness on a segway below ... you're welcome.

It's "The 'Stache" vs. "The Diesel" ... Magnum P.I. vs. Kazaam ... old guy vs. older guy ... 'cause Tom Selleck is calling out Shaq ... telling TMZ Sports he'd crush the big fella in a free throw contest.

Tom was at LAX when our camera guy asked the former USC basketball player who would win if he took on Shaq Daddy in a battle from the charity stripe.

Check out the vid -- when he realizes we're just talking about a free throw shooting competition, Tom TOTALLY calls out O'Neal, not only saying he'd win ... but telling us to tell Shaq he's calling him out.

For the record -- Tom scored only 4 total points for USC, but Shaq missed over 5,000 free throws during his NBA career, so I guess we're saying ...

Vladimir Putin is even more dangerous ... earning his 8th degree black belt in a form of karate ... so says the Russian news media.

The 62-year-old President of Russia is a student of Kyokushin -- a stand-up, full contact form of karate ... in which fighters do not wear head gear. Head strikes are also banned in competition.

Putin is pretty skilled in martial arts -- having earned his 9th degree black belt in taekwondo back in 2013. Plus, he's also a heavy duty judo enthusiast.

Meanwhile, President Obama practiced taekwondo in Chicago from 2001 to 2004 ... but only earned a blue belt.

Not like it's a competition or anything ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been REUNITED with his treasured Bruce Lee poster -- and his college letterman sweater, rocking chair, NBA jerseys and more ... and TMZ Sports has the footage.

The NBA legend hired a moving truck Thursday and hit up Julien's Auction House in Beverly Hills -- where his most treasured belongings were being held during a hotly contested legal war over the items.

Julien's claims KAJ gave them permission to sell the items. Kareem says BS.

Long story short ... a judge just granted Kareem the right to go pick up his stuff from the shop, so he went ... and you can see in the video, he was THRILLED to get his stuff back.

"It's very special to me," Kareem says ... "It's something I've worked for my whole life, and it was really sad that I had to go through all of this."

As for Julien's ... a rep for the auction house tell us the war is not over -- they are now seeking monetary damages from Kareem.

You only roast the ones you love ... this according to Kevin Hart who says he actually LIKES Jameis Winston ... and that's why he grilled the FSU star to his face last week.

The "Wedding Ringer" star was leaving The Nice Guy restaurant on La Cienega last night when he defended the Florida State quarterback.

"He's a good guy. He's a good kid. He's a great athlete," Hart said.

When asked if he went a little too hard on the guy by teasing him about the crab theft incident in front of all of his FSU teammates, Hart shot that down too.

Jameis didn't seem happy about the grilling at the time ... but clearly, Hart is confident the two are on good terms.