Olympics

Austin Rivers got the big ol' stamp of approval from his dad and coach -- with Doc Rivers saying he's cool with the NBA star's brand new $300,000 Ferrari!

As we previously reported, Austin splurged on the Ferrari F12Berlinetta right around the time he inked his brand new $35 MILLION contract with the Clippers last month.

So, when we saw Doc at Craig's in L.A. Monday night -- we asked if he was worried about his son/star player behind the wheel of a car with a top speed of over 200 MPH!!

We also asked about Team USA -- and Doc told us who their biggest competition will be.

The International Olympic Committee says it has investigated a heated bus incident between Lebanese and Israeli athletes ... and "consider the matter closed."

Both sides acknowledged that Israeli athletes were blocked from boarding an Olympic bus filled with Lebanese athletes headed to the stadium on Friday for opening ceremonies.

Team Israel says they tried to board the bus per instructions from Olympic organizers but the Lebanese team physically blocked the door and refused to let them on. The Israeli team suggested it was politically motivated. The two countries are at war and have no diplomatic relations.

Team Lebanon says the bus was reserved for them and they had the right to prevent another team from getting on.

Team Israel eventually boarded another bus and got to the stadium.

We reached out to the IOC and asked if there were plans to separate the delegations moving forward.

The response -- "We spoke to both National Olympic Committees and they told us they consider the matter closed."

Ryan Lochte's already a big winner in Rio -- because his hot Playboy Playmate girlfriend flew out to Brazil to hang with the Team USA swimmer.

Lochte's lady is Kayla Rae Reid -- a Playboy model who's been connected to Lochte for several months.

Our sources say the two have been dating since March -- but things got serious in April when he posted the first pic of the two of them together on social media. Since then, she's met his family and things seem to be going well.

Kayla is currently in Rio with Lochte -- the two were acting all coupley at the Beats House over the weekend.

Lochte is only competing in one event (the men's 200 individual medley) and that goes down on Wednesday. Other than that, the two have plenty of time for a couple's vacation.

#Jeah.

As if it couldn't get any worse for French Gymnast Samir Ait Said ... after breaking his leg dismounting from the vault, paramedics dropped him while he lay on the stretcher.

The gymnast underwent surgery Saturday and says he wants to try again in 2020.

We'll be watching.

The U.S. Men's and Women's Soccer Teams are now guinea pigs for Zika prevention ... at least if a repellent company has its way.

Several Team USA hoops stars made a bonehead move in a foreign land -- thinking they were walking into a spa that turned out to be a whorehouse.

DeAndre Jordan, DeMarcus "Boogie" Cousins, DeMar Derozan and possibly 3 other players went out on the town Wednesday night in Rio and strolled into Termas Monte Carlo ... which Rolling Stone called "one of the high end brothels in Rio."

When you call the place, they'll tell you it's a spa that plays music ... and it's just for male customers. Oh, and they have a full bar.

A source close to the team tells us the players got the standard line, so they assumed it was kosher. The source said, "They realized it wasn't the right place for them and immediately left."

As for what happened inside, the players were only seen hanging at the bar. Multiple sources tell us they bought booze ... nothing more.

Someone should've hit the translate button on Yelp.

Soccer legend Pele will NOT attend Friday's Olympic Opening Ceremony in Brazil due to health issues.

Here's supermodel Adriana Lima carrying the Olympic torch through the streets of Rio Thursday night ... and as far we know, nothing bad happened.

The opening ceremony is set to go down Friday afternoon -- Gisele is rumored to be a part of the show and Pele is expected to light the Olympic cauldron.

They might be studs on the "pro wrestling" circuit ... but even the most talented "real" wrestlers in the WWE would get ROLLED UP by Team USA's olympic wrestling team ... so says Kurt Angle.

Angle would know ... he won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1996 Olympics.

So, when it comes to hardcore competition -- not even guys like Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Finn Balor can compete with Team USA's Daniel Dennis, Tony Ramos and Tyler Graff.

BTW, we asked Kurt if he would consider another Olympic comeback attempt -- but he shot that down hard saying he's too old and would "get my ass kicked."

#KeepinItReal

What happens when Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky and Ryan Lochte pack into a car with their Olympic teammates? They break out in song, of course!

Before making the trip to Rio, Team USA cruised around Atlanta and rocked out to some of the biggest songs to date like "Party in The U.S.A" ... which they've obviously rehearsed many times.

Check out the video ... Let's hope they swim better than they can sing.

Al Sharpton says it's downright UN-AMERICAN for the USA Hoops squad to get luxury treatment in Rio ... saying they should show some unity and rough it with the rest of the Olympic athletes.

If you didn't know ... the men and women's hoops teams got HOOKED UP in Brazil ... staying aboard a sick luxury liner while the other USA athletes get the freshman dorm experience in Olympic Village.

We got Sharpton out in NYC and asked about the accommodation inequality ... which he said is not only unfair ... but goes against everything the red, white and blue stands for.

It's worth noting ... the USA men's hoops team hasn't stayed in Olympic Village since the '88 games ... with the crew staying in hotels since the pros brought their celebrity status to the mix in '92.

Still though ... Sharpton's fired up. And that's always fun to see. Check it out.

Is it even fair anymore?

Chad Johnson's 11-year-old daughter Cha'iel just ran away with yet another gold medal in the 800m Jr. Olympic Finals in Houston ... defending her title from a year ago.

Cha'iel crossed the finish line with a time of 2:19:60 at the AAU Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships ... a full 2 seconds faster than the 2nd place finisher and almost 8 seconds faster than her time last year.

But that's not all ... Cha'iel has a chance to go for gold in the 400m on Thursday. She finished with the best time (1:00.35) in the semifinals.

Good luck! Not like she needs it ...

Screw hotels, the Team USA basketball squad is staying on a massive cruise ship during their stint in Brazil ... complete with round the clock security and a bulletproof security wall!!

Both the men's and women's team are staying on a 16,800 ton behemoth called the Silver Cloud -- a luxury liner that features a pool, gym, cigar lounge, bar ... the works!

So ... why?

A rep for Team USA tells TMZ Sports, "Hotel rooms were scarce in Rio, we ended up getting some rooms on the ship for our teams."

"This is not something new, in 2004 we stayed on a ship for the Athens Olympics. The U.S. men’s and women’s basketball teams are not the only guests on the ship, there are others outside the organization."

Interesting note -- some of the rooms were replaced with 7-foot beds to accommodate the massive stars ... so says the Daily Mail.

The only thing left is to cruise to gold medal ...

The Summer Olympics in Rio are less than a week away, but the hottest contest down there is Miss Bumbum 2016 -- and all signs point to a stiff competition.