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Russell Westbrook's wife, Nina, received a shocking email from an irate "fan" furious over her husband's performance on the court, calling her a "dumb b*tch" and writing that they wish they "both die in a car crash."

Nina -- who married Westbrook in 2015 -- shared the disturbing message on her Instagram story on Thursday night. The note appears to have been sent following Russ' 5-point outing in the Kings-Magic game.

The email titled "F*** You" reads: "Your piece of f***in sh*t husband sucks to f***n bad can't even get 1o points is pathetic."

Michael Irvin isn’t letting retirement weigh him down -- literally.

The Hall of Famer jumped on social media Thursday and filmed himself standing on a scale to prove he’s only packed on one pound since his playing days … and he even kept his shoes on while doing it.

“I played at 212," he said. "In all of them years I’ve been away from the game, n****, I’ve put on one pound,” Irvin said, locking in on the number like it was a defensive back.

He didn’t stop there.

Beverly Hills issued a public apology to Jaylen Brown after shutting down his All-Star event last week over "inaccurate information," ... but the Celtics star isn't accepting it, and is considering legal action.

The city released a statement addressing the incident on Thursday, days after not allowing Brown's All-Star event at an 18,000-square-foot estate on Trousale Place, where he was hosting a guest panel on the future of the culture.

Police initially cited missing permits as the reason for shutting down the event, but an internal review determined the City's "prior public communication contained inaccurate information."

LaMelo Ball addressed the media for the first time since his Wednesday accident in Uptown Charlotte -- which left his Hummer missing a wheel and a person with minor injuries -- though the hooper wasn't in the mood to open up about the ordeal.

The 24-year-old sat down in front of microphones following the Hornets' 105-101 loss to the Houston Rockets Thursday night, and it was clear he was trying to keep things all about basketball.

When asked about the crash, Ball said it was "unfortunate, [but] everybody cool."

"So just blessings. God is great."

LaMelo Ball's custom Hummer is already undergoing repairs after Wednesday's collision in downtown Charlotte -- with the owner of the motorsports company telling TMZ Sports the truck is fixable, but it will take some time!

We spoke to Adam Wolfe of Dreamworks Motorsports, the company behind the custom work on Melo's 2022 GMC Hummer EV Edition 1, who says they've already started getting it back to tip-top shape.

The Hummer suffered significant front-end damage in the crash, including the loss of one of its 24x12 DW Forged one-off designed wheels.

Wolfe said he spoke with Ball after the crash and was relieved to hear he was okay ... and the damaged truck was sent back to the company's Roxboro, NC location on Thursday -- about three hours from Charlotte.

Tom Brady’s NoBull just made a splashy new addition -- and Livvy Dunne is officially in the building.

The former LSU gymnastics star took to Instagram to announce to her millions of followers she’s joining the performance brand co-owned by Brady in a major way -- not just as a face of the campaign, but as an athlete, investor and partner.

TB12 shared the post to his story and was quick to hop in the comments … saying “LFG” with three raising hands emoji.

And she didn’t just drop the news -- she dropped jaws.

Jutta Leerdam has a message after Milan: I won -- as myself!

After her headline-making run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, the Dutch speed skating star focused on more than just the podium and medals.

Leerdam dominated her events at the Games … winning gold in the 1,000 meters and setting a new Olympic record in the process. She followed it up with a silver medal in the 500 meters, proving she’s one of the fastest women on the planet across sprint distances.

Myles Garrett is a terror on the football field, but his Olympian girlfriend Chloe Kim just proved he's super sweet away from the gridiron ... the NFL's sack leader writes poetry.

The Team USA snowboarder was with the Cleveland Browns star for his interview with Sports Illustrated this week, when the interviewer put him on the spot, asking Garrett to recite a line of his poetry.

Kim handed over her phone, and Garrett read a poem he wrote for her.

Druski addressed his viral moment from the NFL Honors award show in San Francisco, where he butchered the name of Offensive Player of the Year award winner Jaxon Smith-Njigba ... with the comedian revealing he reached out to the NFL star, but never heard back.

The comedian swung by CBS Mornings, where Nate Burleson asked him about his pronunciation of Smith-Njigba's name -- which sparked fierce backlash online.

"I like to mess around," he said. "Sometimes you can go too far."

Cooper Flagg's awesome rookie season resumes tomorrow ... and it's clear fans and collectors believe he's going to be a BIG star, 'cause the number one overall pick's debut jersey just sold for a whopping $1 million!

Sotheby unloaded the white and blue uniform top in a private sale earlier this month -- the threads Flagg wore on October 22, 2025 -- as the former Duke Blue Devil star walked onto an NBA court as a player for the first time.

Flagg recorded a double-double -- 10 points and 10 rebounds -- in his debut.

Dacoda Jones is keeping the focus on her little boy -- just days after accusing Kansas City Chiefs star Rashee Rice of abuse in a bombshell lawsuit.

The NFL wide receiver’s ex took to Instagram to celebrate their son, Cayden, turning 2 years old … sharing a sweet collage of photos and a caption that read:

“How are you already two?! My sweet face where is time going 🥹 my spark of energy, my bundle of joy, you complete me in every day Happy Birthday baby boy mama lovessss you 🫶”

The post was full-on mama mode -- no legal talk, no drama -- just birthday love and cuddly snaps of the toddler smiling alongside his mom.

LaMelo Ball was in no mood to be seen after his car crash in Charlotte ... new video obtained by TMZ Sports shows the Hornets hooper quickly dipping into a Lamborghini that pulled up to the accident scene to pick him up, as his '22 GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 sat wheel-less in the street.

An eyewitness captured the video from a building overlooking uptown Charlotte on Wednesday, not long after Ball's big truck collided with a Kia Sedan at an intersection in the heart of the North Carolina city.

We're told the black Lamborghini pulled up about 10 minutes after the crash ... and there's no time wasted. The clip shows a man in a black puffer vest with an orange sweatshirt open the passenger-side door of the vehicle before LaMelo quickly emerges from his Hummer and slips into the waiting $250K-plus Lambo SUV.

Drake Maye and the New England Patriots won't have to wait long to get another crack at the Lombardi Trophy ... they'll be back next year for Super Bowl LXI, so says Mark Wahlberg!

TMZ Sports ran into the actor and Pats superfan outside of ABC Studios in New York City on Wednesday, just a week and a half removed from New England's 29-13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX.

We asked Mark about the loss and Maye's setbacks -- he had three turnovers and was sacked six times -- but Wahlberg ain't sweatin' the crushing loss to the season, and their star player's struggles.

"Okay, but he went to the Super Bowl in his second season," Wahlberg said when asked about the Maye haters. "That's pretty good!"

Haley Kalil is doubling down on her effort to get a judge to throw out a lawsuit her ex-husband Matt Kalil filed against her after she shockingly claimed his massive penis torpedoed their marriage.

In new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Haley says she never mentioned the former NFL player by name when she went on the podcast and claimed her marriage was marred by her husband's massive member -- which she described as two, maybe three stacked Coca-Cola cans.

Haley says Matt's lawsuit alleged "viewers could and did readily infer" who she was referencing ... but Haley says that's because she and Matt are both public figures. Haley was an SI Swimsuit model and former Miss Minnesota USA and Matt played 7 seasons in the NFL.

Here's a new controversial comment from noted intellectual Cam Newton ... "Women's value get lower the more children that they have."

The former NFL quarterback is already getting tons of backlash for the statement ... which is from his guest appearance on the "It's Giving - Podcast" with Sarah Fontenot.

Cam, who has 9 children with 3 different women, was responding to Sarah asking him, "Do you feel like women's value gets lowered when they have multiple children by multiple men?"

Michael Rubin's got an alleged crook under his roof ... or, at least he did, until she was hauled out of his Hollywood Hills mansion in handcuffs ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell us they responded to a call for grand theft at the Fanatics CEO's home Wednesday around 8:30 AM. After conducting their investigation, we're told a female staffer was arrested for stealing from Rubin.

It is unclear exactly what was taken from the home, or whether Rubin -- who has an estimated net worth between $11.6 billion and $12.3 billion -- was around at the time. We know he's still in L.A. on the heels of the NBA All-Star weekend, but he is not the one who called police ... according to our sources.