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Street ball legend Fly Williams -- considered one of the greatest street ballers of all time -- was arrested in NY after cops say he was running a multi-million dollar heroin empire.

The 64-year-old -- who was drafted by the Denver Nuggets in the 1st round of the '74 ABA Draft -- has named the "kingpin" of the operation by the Brooklyn District Attorney.

He's facing 10 felony charges related to the alleged ring.

Law enforcement sources tell us prosecutors believe Fly was running a team of street dealers who were moving 2 million glassines of heroin at $10 a pop.

Cops have recovered $180,000 in cash and 2 KILOS of heroin.

18 arrests have been made in connection with the ring and face charges of conspiracy, operating a drug ring, drug possession and more.

Here's Boston Celtics superstar Isaiah Thomas arriving in D.C. on Wednesday for his playoff game with the Washington Wizards ... but we couldn't help noticing the way he walked off the team bus.

Some people in our office thought it looked like a limp ... like he was favoring his left leg.

Others are saying he just walks with swag -- and maybe he was just tight from the bus ride.

LeBron James says he's never been target of racist taunts in Boston -- but he feels for athletes who have -- and says he's PROUD of the fans and athletes trying to put a stop to it.

The NBA superstar addressed the media after his Cavs stomped the Toronto Raptors in Game 2 of their playoff series ... and said the incident at Fenway Park with Adam Jones is a "delicate situation."

"Racism we know exists," said LeBron who also explained why it's important to talk about these matters in the media.

Ex-NBA player Brandon Roy was reportedly hit by gunfire in what is believed to be a gang-related shooting in L.A. over the weekend ... but he's expected to recover.

The 32-year-old former Portland Trailblazers player was hanging out at an outdoor event, according to KING-TV ... when gunshots rang out and Roy was struck. Reports say he was an innocent bystander.

The Trailblazers have issued a statement saying, "Like many others, we're just learning of the injury suffered by former Trail Blazers player Brandon Roy in a shooting over the weekend in California."

"According to those reports, Brandon was wounded as a bystander, but is expected to recover."

Charles Oakley says Carmelo Anthony needs to run like hell from the Knicks this off-season ... claiming he simply deserves better.

Oakley was at the BTIG charity event in NYC on Tuesday when he told us straight up, "I think he just needs to get out of New York."

Oak says he believes Melo still has a lot left in the tank -- but it'll go to waste unless he goes to a team, like OKC, Utah or the L.A. Clippers.

"This city is just you know, so much going on with management. You know, you deserve better but you have to speak up for yourself."

Julio Jones says there's no beef between him and John Wall ... even after the NBA star talked major trash to him on national TV while DESTROYING Jones' Atlanta Hawks.

The ATL Falcons star was sitting courtside with Gucci Mane and Migos during Game 6 of the Hawks vs. Wizards game when Wall lit ATL up ... and talked smack right to Julio!

We caught up with Jones at Catch in L.A. and asked if there were any hard feelings towards Wall about the talk ... and the thrashing. Don't worry, it's all love.

Still though, we'd imagine the Cowboys (Wall's favorite football team) better be ready next time they see Julio.

Here's La La Anthony showing the entire world her hotness hasn't missed a beat since her separation from Carmelo ... absolutely slaying the Met Gala in an insanely sexy dress.

The Gala used to be an annual tradition for the couple to do together ... but that's obviously changed since their recent relationship turmoil.

She just showed up solo ... and is smashing the competition in an outrageous black and sheer gown by Thai Nguyen Atelier that proves she might be able to rebound way better than 'Melo ever could.

We're guessing those texts from Mr. Anthony are gonna keep coming.

The Clippers don't seem to be taking another early playoff exit TOO hard ... partying in L.A. the same night they were bounced from O'Brien tourney by the Utah Jazz.

Chris Paul, Paul Pierce and Alan Anderson tore up the town Sunday night, hitting up Tao for dinner, then spinning over to Nightingale Plaza for Greystone Sundays hosted by MADE nightlife.

The Lob city boys weren't the only gone fishin' hoopers out last night, Russell Westbrook was also at Nightingale soaking up his feelings.

As for the Clippers, the entire future of the team is kinda screwed, so we'd imagine the night out was more about sending off Paul Pierce in style than the party itself.

Lamar Odom stands to make a boatload of dough ... now that he's cutting ties with his Florida crib.

The former NBA star bought the Pinecrest pad back in 2003 for $2.975 million for his stint with the Miami Heat ... but he's finally ready to say deuces to the crib and possibly make a sweet profit cause he's asking for $5.2 mil!!!

LO's been renting out the 8,557 square foot house for a few years now.

The 6 bedroom, 7.5 bathroom compound sits inside an exclusive gated community, and it has all the bells and whistles -- from a grand foyer entrance and media room to a pool, spa, tennis court and, of course, a basketball court.

The secret Kobe Bryant pickup games at UCLA were even CRAZIER than we thought -- with a teenage Mamba killing legit NBA stars and future Hall of Famers.

But there's one guy who DIDN'T get his ass busted by 17-year-old Kobe ... ex-NBA journeyman Ricky Davis!

After Jaleel White told us about the private pick up games at UCLA back in the '90s, we reached out to ex-Bruins star Jelani McCoy to see if Urkel was tellin' the truth.

Turns out, the stories are INSANE -- with Bryant holding his own with guys like Penny Hardaway, Shawn Kemp and more.

For the record, Davis was a freak athlete and had a long career in the NBA -- but Jelani says his best days were going head-to-head with Bryant.

You gotta watch. Great stuff.

Justin Bieber's dance moves are about to go viral -- dude was GIGGIN' hard to Kendrick Lamar's new single at an NBA playoff game ... awkwardness be damned.

The Biebs had box seats for Game 5 of the Clippers/Jazz series in L.A. Tuesday night, and was inspired to get up and dance when he heard Kendrick's song, "HUMBLE."

Some ticket holders got an up close and personal show of JB doing his thing ... especially the guy next to him. Too close, maybe.

Kendrick was in the house, and had the honor of sitting courtside. Key word ... sitting. No one knows his music better than K-Dot.

It was stank on a plane for the Toronto Raptors ... when 7-foot center Jonas Valanciunas blew a fart on the team jet and nearly killed all of his teammates.

P.J. Tucker captured the aftermath (asstermath) on video -- showing stars like Demar DeRozan, Kyle Lowry and others struggling to breathe.

But the funniest reaction is Serge Ibaka -- who looks genuinely pissed about the ass gas at 30,000 feet.

P.J. says the fart was so bad the team needs to burn the seat.

Snoop Dogg is getting in the hoops biz -- officially signing on as the Celebrity Commissioner of a new summer pro basketball league ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Snoop will own an overall piece of the Champions Basketball League -- a 5-on-5 pro summer league featuring ex-NBA players who are 1 to 3 years removed from the league.

We're told some of the players on the league roster include Al Harrington, Corey Maggette and Kareem Rush.

In his new role, we're told Snoop will focus on the entertainment aspect of the league -- bringing high level stars into the fold.

He's also one of the owners of the L.A. team ... so, he's all-in on this thing.

Kevin Hart is still confident in the Clippers -- even with superstar Blake Griffin out for the rest of the playoffs -- telling TMZ Sports his friend, Chris Paul, is the epitome of a winner.

Hart was leaving the brand new Tao restaurant in L.A. when we talked basketball -- and Hart explained why he still believes in CP3 despite the devastating toe injury that ended Blake's season.

Hart knows firsthand how dominant Chris can be ... he dunked ALL OVER HIS FACE a few years ago and thankfully that moment lives forever because of the Internet.

You'd think Kyrie Irving would get a pardon in Ohio over his whole "The Earth is flat" comments -- but, nah ... that ain't happening.

The latest person to roast the Cleveland Cavs star over his insanely misguided comments is Ohio governor John Kasich ... who happens to be a pretty big Kyrie fan!

But even Kasich couldn't help himself from taking a shot at the NBA superstar over the weekend.

At least he went softer than notorious smart guy Neil deGrasse Tyson, who said all flat-Earthers should be launched into space!

Ex-NBA star Daniel Gibson says his music career is BLASTING OFF ... telling TMZ Sports he's been working with some HUGE artists lately, like Chris Brown & Wiz Khalifa.

Gibson put down the rock and picked up the mic some time ago, and when we got him out in L.A., we asked him how things have been going since the career move.

Turns out, Boobie's KILLIN' IT ... telling our guy he's working with some of the hottest artists around, but mostly as a writer because he feels the fact he used to be an NBA star holds his solo career back.

That's a shame ... dude's got some bars, hear 'em below.