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Before this boy grinning ear to ear was runnin' down the court, he was just celebrating his February birthday ... and was absolutely fascinated by basketball at just 7 months old!!!

He currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers -- he is commonly referred to as one of the greatest European players of all time.

Mackenzie Shirilla's apparently got no shortage of male attention behind bars ... 'cause she's heard gushing in a newly surfaced prison phone call about all the guys she loves messaging from prison.

Take a listen ... TMZ obtained audio of Mackenzie chatting with her mom, Natalie, about the growing list of pen pals keeping her company while she serves time ... and at one point in the convo, she can barely contain herself while talking a particular guy.

"I love him. I don’t know who that is, but I love him," she says about a man named Kevin. "I don’t know how old he is. I don’t even really care that much. I just love him. Like, he's so fun to talk to."

Sexy sisters Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian snapped themselves in the same look -- a plunging black tank -- but which famous sibling's look is bank ... and who's gettin' the tank?

The question here is: Who'd You Rather?! And while you're deciding ... you can play this quick word search game.

It's everyone's worst nightmare ... a complete stranger jumping out of a vehicle and attacking you on the street in broad daylight ... well, that's exactly what happened to a 14-year-old girl from Michigan, and it was all caught on video!

Check out the terrifying surveillance footage recently released by Kentwood PD ... showing the teenage girl -- blurred to protect her identity -- as she strolls down a sidewalk in the Michigan neighborhood of Kentwood on May 12.

The young boy who went viral for asking his neighbors if they had any BBQ leftovers just struck gold ... because those same neighbors had him over for a pizza party, and only TMZ has the video!

Ariel Smith, the neighbor who sent Jacquez -- the young boy -- home earlier this week with a couple bags of Cheetos, tells TMZ ... the pizza party was amazing, and Jacquez's family was super sweet.

It's funny ... Ariel says they were all sitting around eating Domino's pizza and Takis and drinking Capri Sun when Jacquez asked his mother, "Mama, are you cooking dinner tonight?"

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Things got a little out of hand during a Florida traffic stop earlier this year ... when a cop pulled a woman over for holding a phone in her right hand.

Here's the thing ... she doesn't actually have one.

ICYMI, Katie -- an adaptive athlete with a limb difference -- got a copy of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputy's bodycam footage, and you've gotta hand it to her ... she has a pretty perfect response.

Philly native Khia was 25 years old when her 2002 hit song "My Neck, My Back" reached Number 42 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

This bop was the lead single from her debut studio album, "Thug Misses," and it found international success as well -- reaching Number 4 in the U.K., Number 10 in Greece, and Number 12 in Australia.

"Shake your body, don't stop, don't miss. Just do it, do it. Do it, do it, do it now" ... you know how the rest goes ... 😜!

Talk about a broadcast going from sweet to stale real quick -- a Texas news anchor is getting absolutely dragged online after making a bizarre comment about BTS-themed Oreos.

Check out this wild FOX 34 segment featuring anchor James Eppler, where the crew was casually discussing BTS' new limited-edition hotteok-flavored Oreo collab ... before Eppler suddenly claimed the cookie designs somehow spelled out "death to America."

Yeah ... nobody knew where the hell that came from. The comment was completely false, deeply weird, and wildly out of place -- especially since the segment itself was super lighthearted and centered around cookies and K-pop.

DeenTheGreat is pleading not guilty to an attempted robbery charge after cops say he tried snatching a woman's phone during a confrontation on a yacht in Miami ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, the influencer, whose real name is Nurideen Shabazz, formally entered a written plea of not guilty after his arrest on a felony charge of robbery/strongarm/attempt. The filing also demands a jury trial and requests discovery from prosecutors.

Deen's attorney, Richard Cooper, tells TMZ ... "Mr. Shabazz has had a target on his back for some time now by people wishing to make a name for themselves off of his hard work. The facts are incomplete so far and we ask for patience. We expect the legal process—not social media commentary or clout-chasing—to determine the outcome."

The woman from the viral BBQ leftovers clip is making sure the young boy leaves full next time around ... 'cause she's throwing him a pizza party after the video sparked a huge online debate.

Ariel Smith tells TMZ she and her boyfriend were caught totally off guard when a boy named Jacquez knocked on their door asking if they had any BBQ leftovers ... especially because, as she puts it, he "knocked like a grown man."

Watch it all play out as Ariel says they'd just finished bringing food in from the grill when the boy showed up ... and since they'd only made enough for themselves, there wasn’t much left to offer other than some Cheetos.

Influencer Ayla Woodruff is getting a divorce ... but not from the influencer she started a whole family with ... instead, it looks like she's divorcing a guy she's been separated from for more than 11 years.

Ayla, who is pregnant with her second child with fiancé Kian Lawley, beelined it to court last week and filed for divorce from her estranged husband, Bar Slilat ... this according to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ.

Ayla says she married Bar on January 21, 2014 and separated from him on May 15, 2015 ... and she's citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. Seems like she's certainly had plenty of time to stew on why things didn't work out.

DeenTheGreat is spending at least some of his Wednesday behind bars instead of on a live stream ... because the influencer boxer was arrested in Miami-Dade County.

According to jail records, obtained by TMZ, Deen -- whose real name is Nurideen Shabazz -- was booked Wednesday morning and is currently being processed at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami.

Records show he was arrested on a felony charge of robbery/strongarm/attempt ... with bond still listed as "to be set."

Kick off hump day with this fun game of Guess Who ... Can you score which Hollywood hottie put her smokin' ab crack on display in these eye-popping pics?!

She played Sophie Martinez on Disney Channel's "Cory in the House" and Alden Pierce in "He's All That."

Anyone else got the post-Memorial Day blues?! Not to fret 'cuz we've got famous frankfurters ready for your eyes and your eyes only!

Cure your holiday hangover and munch on these celebrity hot dog legs. Can you guess who they are?!

Kendall Jenner, Dua Lipa, and Jessica Alba are relishing the moment ... and those big names are just the tip of what's to come!!!

If there’s one thing Jennifer Lopez knows how to do ... it’s serve a look -- and she was doing exactly that while soaking up Memorial Day in a bikini!

J.Lo dropped a bunch of snaps from Monday’s celebrations ... and while she was surrounded by loved ones, let’s be real -- attention naturally drifted her way as she kicked back poolside in a tiny two-piece.

Honestly, it all looked like peak holiday mode -- sunshine, pool time and good company ... including twins Max and Emme joining in on the family hangs.