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Beware, Kyrie Irving ... Kenny Smith thinks a horrible breakup song should be written about you ... 'cause the ex-NBA star says Irving should be the next man up ... to date Taylor Swift.

Smith was out in L.A. when we wanted to know if it's time for the newly single T-Sweezy to give the NBA world a chance ... since it doesn't seem to be working with the actors and singers.

Kenny says YES ... and he has just the guy ... Cleveland Cavs star Kyrie Irving, who he says would be right up Swift's alley 'cause of where he's from ... and what he likes.

Nick Young definitely has a type ... hot musicians ... 'cause his new blonde date is an R&B singer who's done tracks with Meek Mill and Snoop.

Her name is Paloma Ford -- and she can sing. She also looks damn good in a bikini.

Paloma and Nick hit up Mastro's in Bev Hills together on Thursday night -- but sources tell us it was just a date ... they're not exclusive or anything like that.

Good news ... we're told the date went well.

Cleveland Cavs star Iman Shumpert was arrested for driving under the influence of marijuana back in August ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Rick Fox has a message for anyone still hating on D'Angelo Russell for the Nick Young video -- GET OVER IT ALREADY!!!

We got Fox out at LAX and asked the former Lakers star what he thought about Russell still getting grief over the infamous Nick Young video ... the one that exposed his teammate cheating on Iggy Azalea.

Long story short ... everyone makes mistakes and it's officially time to give the 20-year-old a pass.

Nick seems to agree ... recently explaining, "I can't be mad forever."

LeBron James REALLY likes Drake ... and to prove it here's video of the best athlete in the world LOSING HIS FACE Wednesday night with Chris Bosh at Drake's Summer Sixteen concert in L.A.

We've seen Drake and LeBron actually share the stage when Drake performed in Ohio ... but this night LBJ was in full fan mode ... and you gotta see the progression of his fanhood in this video.

He starts off pretty mellow while Drake is performing "Summer Sixteen" but by the time Drizzy does "Child's Play," LeBron simply cannot control his groove anymore ... and goes full fan dance mode.

Nick Young is not only over Iggy Azalea, he hopes she ties the knot with her new BF, French Montana ... then again he could be dripping in sarcasm.

Ann Coulter thinks Colin Kaepernick's protest is as offensive as John Rocker's legendary racist rant ... saying both men used their 1st Amendment rights ... but only one was suspended.

If you remember ... Rocker -- a stud reliever for the Braves at the time -- got hit with a 14 game suspension back in 2000 after he launched into a racist and homophobic tirade aimed at New Yorkers.

We got Coulter out in New York and she was pipin' mad that Kaepernick hasn't been suspended for his free speech ... saying if it was okay to slap Rocker with a ban for being offensive ... why not Colin?

Bonus shade? Ann says she's totally on board with Donald Trump's view on Colin's stance ... recommending Kaep get the hell out of America on the first thing smoking if he doesn't like it here.

Lakers star D'Angelo Russell was on the OTHER side of an embarrassing video this past weekend ... getting straight DENIED from a super hot Hollywood party spot.

D'Angelo and a couple other NBAers (tried to) hit up Warwick nightclub Saturday night ... but as you can see in our video ... the young Lakers ace didn't make it inside.

Sources that witnessed Russell get Mutombo'd say the reason why he didn't make it inside is 'cause he's 20 ... and Warwick is a 21 and up joint.

Shaunie O'Neal is giving her ex-husband, Shaq, a little automotive advice ... pump your brakes, big fella ... saying guaranteeing both their kids make the NBA is too much pressure to put on the boys.

The Diesel made the big boast to us last week ... saying 16-year-old HS hoops superstar Shareef O'Neal AND his little brother 13-year-old Shaqir were LOCKS to hoop in the NBA one day.

We got Shaunie O'Neal out at LAX recently and asked her thoughts on The Diesel's big prediction ... and she sung a little different tune than Shaq did.

Check out Shaunie go all mama on our camera guy ... saying both kids know their dad is a big talker, and Shaqir is thinking about a much more important thing than b-ball right now ... girls.

Still though, we gotta say ... we like the boys' chances ... if they're into the whole millionaire thing, that is.

Kevin Durant's giant tattoo shout-out to Rick James isn't sitting well ... with Rick James' son.

We got rapper/singer Taz James outside the Mondrian Hotel, and while he respects KD's homage ... Taz points out KD never made a call. As he put it, "You gotta get permission big boy!"

Seems like he's mostly joking, but the not-so-funny part is Taz keeps referring to his friend, "Brandon" ... aka Lil B... and his curse.

Watch ... Taz has a plan to make it all good again.

Be afraid Justin Theroux ... a 6'10", 230-pound NBA star has his eyes on your lady.

Here's Chandler Parsons telling us about his post-NBA plans -- and how he's down to get into the acting biz once he finishes out his $94 MILLION contract.

So, who's his #1 choice for a romantic comedy co-star??

"I've always had a thing for Jennifer Aniston."

Good choice ... just make sure to clear it with your SMOKING HOT MODEL GIRLFRIEND TONI GARRN!!!

*Note ... it's REALLY good to be Chandler Parsons.

Dear people,

Don't take cars from hotel valets that aren't yours or you'll be punished ... just like ex-NBA player Jeff Adrien.

We broke the story, the 30-year-old former Timberwolves player essentially stole a Mercedes from a West Hollywood valet stand back in December and took it on a 6 hour joyride.

The REAL owner says Adrien damaged the car and police were called. He was charged with felony grand theft auto. Adrien claimed it was all one big misunderstanding.

Now, we've learned Adrien struck a plea deal with prosecutors, pleading no contest to misdemeanor unauthorized use of a vehicle -- and got 25 days community labor.

The end.

Penny Hardaway just dropped $500 so he could hit the links FRESH ... in one-of-a-kind golf shoes patterned after his classic Fighter Jet Foamposites from back in the '90s.

TMZ Sports spoke with Roly Padron from Nomad Customs, who says Penny wanted a special look for the Black Enterprise Golf Challenge this Labor Day weekend ... so he decided to freak his sneaks.

Roly hand painted a pair of Nike Air Zoom 90 golf shoes -- a 10 hour job -- to give Penny the same camouflage look from his classic shoe that drives sneakerheads wild.

The blue in the shoe is also significant ... a nod to Penny's time with the Orlando Magic ... just tossed in there for a little nostalgia ... and, of course, Hardaway's signature logo is on the back.

Whole job cost about $500 bucks ... but you know what they say ... look good, play good.

Guessing the days of fancy steak dinners together are over -- because L.A. Clippers President Doc Rivers says he's NOT voting for his (ex?) pal Donald Trump.

Remember, Rivers and Trump used to be pretty friendly -- and had a chummy meal together at swanky Boa Steakhouse on the Sunset Strip just last year.

But that was before Donald announced his decision to run for president ... a decision that has seemingly cost him his friendship with Rivers.

Hey girl, heyyy, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban's got your back ... telling TMZ Sports he'll never give in to haters who call his NBA camp for female fans sexist.

Cuban's team was flooded on social media after the Mavs tweeted about their annual 'NBA 101: Basketball for Women' camp. Tweeters and some mainstream media outlets ripped the event as being patronizing and politically incorrect.

TMZ Sports spoke to Cuban, who says, "We asked some of our customers a few years back if we should change the name. They requested we didn't."

By the way, the annual camp is in its 16th year ... and Cuban says the team has no plan to change the name. He adds they're prepared to add a second class if there's enough demand.

NBA player DeJuan Blair will NOT be charged with battery for allegedly roughing up a woman outside of a Vegas nightclub ... and TMZ Sports has learned the accuser ain't happy about it.

We broke the story ... the former Washington Wizards player was booted out of Drai's nightclub after he allegedly picked up and tossed a woman out of the entry line.

Blair was adamant he did nothing wrong -- and simply moved her out of the way when he was trying to get by.

Security didn't buy it and kicked him off the property -- and cops issued him a misdemeanor battery citation.

But according to Clark County court records, prosecutors decided not to move forward with criminal charges -- and dropped the case against the 27-year-old.

We spoke to the alleged victim who tells us she was unaware the case was dropped -- and has been exploring her legal options, including a civil suit.

Blair was banned from the property on the night of the alleged incident -- no word if he'll now be allowed back.