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Tim Duncan made it official ... he's retiring from the NBA after 19 seasons, all with the San Antonio Spurs.

40-year-old Duncan's leaving the game with a ton of hardware -- 5 NBA rings, a Rookie of the Year award and 2 MVP trophies.

The surefire future Hall of Famer will be replaced by Pau Gasol, who the Spurs signed last week.

Duncan was never the most thrilling player, but he consistently dominated enough to become the 14th highest scorer in NBA history.

One of the greatest moves of his career happened in defeat -- dragging his wasted teammate Aron Baynes out of a Hollywood nightclub. Solid effort, TD!

Listen up known world ... Shaquille O'Neal's ex-wife, Shaunie, is about to give you some valuable information ... she's gonna tell you how you get ANYTHING you want from the Diesel.

We got Shaunie out at LAX and asked her what made Shaq change his mind on the whole reality TV thing?

As we previously reported ... the whole family is set to star in a new show (the next Kardashians) later on this summer ... but given how chilly Shaq has been towards the reality thing before we had to know.

How'd you convince him?

Check out the clip -- Shaunie tells us what you have to do to get Shaq on board with something ... and exactly how you have to do it.

Lamar Odom just filed his response to Khloe Kardashian's divorce petition ... and it shows the exes are lockstep when it comes to this breakup.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ Sports, Lamar lists the exact same date of separation as Khloe did -- December 13, 2013. Ditto for court's ability to award spousal support to the other. As we reported, our sources say they have a prenup.

They even agree each will pay for their own attorneys, a rarity in Hollywood divorces.

The man engaged to LeBron James' mother tells TMZ Sports ... he has a pretty cool relationship with the NBA star ... despite the fact they're only 3 years apart in age.

We spoke with rapper Lambo -- who's been dating Gloria James for years. Lambo is 34. LeBron is 31.

So, we asked what it's like to date the mother of such a high profile celebrity -- and Lambo told us why it's "cool."

Lambo also has a habit of publicly calling out high profile people who run with LeBron -- people like Jay Z, Steph Curry and more. So, we asked if Bron has ever stepped in to shut him down.

Check out the clip ... Lambo calls Gloria his "wife" -- but we're told they're only engaged at the moment and are working on a wedding date.

So ... mazel tov?!

Nick Young got a visit from his buddy Gilbert Arenas, who was ready to celebrate Nick's new single life -- but also cracked an O.J. Simpson joke about killing Nick's baby mama, Keonna Green.

Nick Young's got a cold, hard fact for his baby mama -- Swaggy P's single and completely unattached, even though he knocked her up a second time.

Sources close to the NBA star tell TMZ Sports ... Nick and his ex, Keonna Green, are NOT back together. If you'll recall ... Keonna told US Weekly she wasn't apologizing "for being in love with a man who I have a lot of history with." It appears that's exactly where Nick wants to keep it -- in the history books.

We're told Nick's living it up in the single lane and wants to keep it that way so he can concentrate on the upcoming NBA season. Nick's living alone in the house he used to share with Iggy. Keonna's NOT living there.

As for Iggy'z one-finger salute the other day ... Nick's not trippin.

Lakers rookie Brandon Ingram ain't ruling out the entertainment industry ... so says his dad, who tells TMZ Sports his son is open to listening to pitches, as long as it doesn't affect his basketball career.

We talked to Donald Ingram -- father of the #2 overall pick -- about the different opportunities available to a young star athlete in Tinseltown.

His response ... they're not ruling anything out. But breathe easy, Lakers fans ... Ingram made it CRYSTAL CLEAR that his 18-year-old son's main focus is his NBA career.

“Playing in a market like this, he will have the opportunities to have outside work in entertainment," Ingram told us, "If Brandon has downtime and it doesn’t affect his game, he will take those opportunities into consideration."

Donald says Brandon is more likely to start off small ... possibly doing, "a couple commercials here and there."

"The fame and everything else will come with time. Right now, it’s all about putting in work."

Here's more proof Nick Young only cares about his balls ... he's already re-ignited his hoops training for next year's NBA season, and TMZ Sports has pics of the Lakers star puttin' in work.

Swaggy's fresh off being dumped by Iggy Azalea, and aired out by his baby mama Keonna Green, but it didn't stop him from hitting up the Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, CA to work on his J.

Check out the pics -- SA is a MASSIVE training center and Nick seems to use every inch of it ... hitting the weights in addition to getting his shots up.

Even with Kevin Durant, the Golden State Warriors have a big problem ... as in, their lack of size will definitely be a factor ... so says Pistons superstar Andre Drummond.

We got AD out at 1 OAK Tuesday night -- and he explained that he meant no disrespect to Golden State when he pointed out the issue on Twitter ... but says facts are facts.

"I wasn't talking trash ... it's simple math."

Overall, Drummond says the Warriors are in GREAT shape -- and he praised Durant for the way he announced he was leaving OKC.

Andre also comments about his own future -- and if you're a Pistons fan, you're gonna wanna watch the clip.

One of the most powerful men in music claims Dwight Howard's failure in Houston was cardiovascular ... saying D12 would've needed a "heart transplant" to win a ring in H-Town.

TMZ Sports got James Prince -- you might remember him as the Houston rap god who got Steve Francis' chain back when it was jacked at a Sauce Twinz show last year.

We wanted to know from Mr. Prince what every Rockets fan wants to know regarding Dwight Howard's time in Houston ... what went wrong?

Check out the clip -- Prince -- never one to mince words (ask Diddy) -- keeps it pretty real about his feelings on Howard bolting for ATL ... basically calling Dwight's heart into question.

The Mayor of Oklahoma City is concerned for Kevin Durant -- telling TMZ Sports he thinks KD got "bad advice" about leaving town ... adding, "I suspect it won't work out."

We spoke with Mayor Mick Cornett -- a huge sports fan who also used to be a sports anchor -- who tells us he loves KD as a person, but believes the move to Golden State is a mistake.

"Nothing in this is Kevin’s fault," Cornett says.

"My only observation is ... I think he may have gotten bad advice and I suspect it won’t work out."

"Now, I could be wrong but that’s what it feels like to me. I think he got bad advice.”

That being said, Cornett hailed Durant as a "model citizen" during his time in OKC -- "He gave generously of his time to our non-profit, and also gave generously to funding some disaster relief and some other things. You cannot look at anything he did here and say it was anything but positive."

So, will OKC ever get over the Durant heartbreak?

LeBron James, Chris Paul, and Dwyane Wade wanted to make it clear -- they're in ship shape.

The NBA stars and their wives chartered a yacht in Ibiza.

LeBron could actually pull off a DiCaprio ... who's gonna argue he's not?

Cavs forward Channing Frye says he made sure the Larry O'Brien Trophy had a clean bill of health before he sucked face with it ... disinfecting the gold trophy prior to the love-fest.

Frye posted a video of him kissing (almost sensually) the trophy to his Instagram, which was both hilarious and disgusting ... when you think about how many guys it has been with.

We got Frye out at LAX and asked him about it ... and he assured our guy the trophy had been properly disinfected BEFORE he made sexy time with it.

Put on some Barry White, and watch Channing get it on with the trophy below.

The Clippers have landed in NY -- with DeAndre Jordan, Doc Rivers and Steve Ballmer all laser focused on signing Kevin Durant.

The Clippers trio touched down in the Hamptons -- where they're reportedly set to meet with KD, who became an unrestricted free agent on Friday.

Ballmer and Rivers managed to pry Jordan out of an essentially done deal with the Dallas Mavericks last year -- but can they work their same magic on Durant???

We'll see ...

Another O.J. ... from USC ... in big trouble.

Milwaukee Bucks star O.J. Mayo has been BANNED from playing in the NBA for 2 years -- after league officials say he violated the NBA's anti-drug policy.

Unclear what caused the violation or when it occurred.

The league says 28-year-old Mayo "is eligible to apply for reinstatement in two years."

Did you know ... rap legend Bun B is longtime homies with Kevin Durant???

It's true -- and now the rap legend is reaching out to the NBA superstar to convince him to sign with his beloved Houston Rockets.

With Durant officially on the market, the Trill OG made this video pitch to KD -- explaining why Houston is the PERFECT fit for a 27-year-old multimillionaire.