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Nikola Jokic isn't sugar coating their season-ending loss Thursday night, flat out saying he believes everyone on the team would be lookin' for a new job if they were in his home country of Serbia.

Of course, the Nuggets lost game 6 to the Minnesota Timberwolves -- a must-win for Denver -- dropping the curtain on the 2026 campaign.

The 3x NBA MVP was great as usual, filling up the stat sheet, scoring 28 points, and dishing out 10 assists, but it wasn't enough.

After the game, Jokic kept it real when asked how close he believes the team is to winning another 'chip.

As if having a front-row seat to his beloved Hawks' ugly loss wasn't enough, Boosie Badazz got rocked on Thursday, too ... when Knicks star Jalen Brunson crashed right into him!!

The moment went down in the second quarter when New York was up 83-34 on Atlanta. That is not a typo.

Despite the commanding lead, Brunson still went all-out when trying to keep a loose ball in play ... and his momentum took him right into Boosie's seat.

Remember when Dianna Russini went into superhero mode and rescued an elderly driver in a car crash fresh off her resignation over the Mike Vrabel scandal??

A new witness claims that's not what happened. Like, at all.

Page Six initially published the NFL insider's Good Samaritan act ... stating Russini, her mom and kids were cruising in Wyckoff, New Jersey when the terrifying accident unfolded right in front of them.

CM Punk was lucky he wasn't arrested last week at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Vegas ... a second fan has accused the WWE legend of shoving him in his chest, according to new 911 audio. 

TMZ just obtained the audio recording from the April 20 incident in the MGM lobby, where Punk lost his s*** at a couple fans who got too close to him and his WWE pal Bayley ... this 911 call is from a separate person on that day ... we showed you video of a different WWE fan who snapped a photo of Bayley, pissing off Punk ... and Punk went ballistic, slapping a cell phone out of his hand and shooting him a killer look. Well apparently, there was another dust-up.  

In this new audio, you hear a fan who was waiting to see the WWE stars ... the caller is speaking Spanish to a female dispatcher with the help of an interpreter -- and he clearly identifies "CM Punk" as the aggressor. He says he was hoping for an autograph ... the alleged victim claims in Spanish that CM Punk put his hands on him and "violently assaulted" him when he got close to the wrestler.

Rick Fox is still an enforcer 22 years after retiring from the NBA -- the former hooper and actor was ready to throw hands at a campaign event this week -- after he claims death threats were hurled at him and his manager over a tent.

The chaotic scene was caught on video ... showing Fox -- who is running for office in the Bahamas -- and Carlyle Bethel in a dispute with a man over the placement of their campaign hub.

At one point, they're told they gotta move their tent elsewhere ... and when Fox asked a question about the guidelines in place, someone clapped back with an aggressive comment.

Shilo Sanders had a controversial approach to defending his brother, Shedeur ... telling an award-winning journalist to "go make a sandwich" for saying Deshaun Watson should be named the Cleveland Browns' starting quarterback.

The sexist comment came under an Instagram post that reshared Cleveland reporter Mary Kay Cabot's recent take on the team ... when she said it was best if the Orange and Brown went ahead with the former All-Pro as the guy under center instead of Sanders, who started seven games as a rookie in 2025.

Shilo wasn't having any of it ... and resorted to the misogynistic clapback.

LeBron James absolutely unloaded on Rockets' big man, Alperen Sengun, for complaining about a foul during Game 5 on Wednesday ... saying he has no right arguing the call 'cause he's a "soft ass tall guy."

The wild moment went down as LBJ stood at the free throw line with less than six minutes left in the Los Angeles Lakers' loss ... when Sengun appeared to disagree with the officiating.

The King wasn't having any of it ... saying what's best for him is to sit that one out.

The New England Patriots' franchise quarterback is speaking out on Mike Vrabel -- Drake Maye says the locker room is standing firmly in their coach's corner amid the Dianna Russini scandal.

The MVP runner-up was asked about the leader of the Pats' sidelines while at a charity event on Wednesday ... and his response is further proof the whole organization is committed to moving forward with 50-year-old Vrabel.

"We're here for coach," Maye told 7News' Jonathan Hall. "We love coach -- what he does for us, what he's done for us this past year, you can't speak into words."

Mike Brown's seat on the New York Knicks' bench is anything but hot, despite whatcha might be reading online -- so says former star John Starks, who tells TMZ Sports the coach is SAFE -- no matter what happens in the playoffs.

We caught up with the former All-Star out in NYC ahead of the Knicks' Game 5 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday ... and asked about reports Brown could be coaching for his job this postseason run.

"No, no, there's nothing there," Starks said. "I know people are looking for something there. But there's nothing there."

Mike Vrabel isn't under fire everywhere ... the embattled Patriots head coach received an ultra-warm welcome at an event for season ticket holders Tuesday night, with fans making it clear they support him!

The 50-year-old Pats coach walked into a Q&A sesh with diehard Patriots supporters at Gillette Stadium last night and got a standing ovation right off the bat, with fans going crazy for Vrabel, according to Dave Portnoy.

Patriots reporter Mike Reiss MC'd the event and sat next to Vrabel on stage.

No mic, no problem -- Buffalo Sabres fans had an all-time assist when a national anthem singer's performance was rocked with technical issues ... 'cause the whole crowd joined in to belt out "O Canada."

The blooper-turned-highlight went down ahead of Game 5 on Tuesday night at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo ... as "The Voice" alum Cami Clune started a beautiful rendition of the song.

Just a few words into it, her mic gave out ... but the thousands in attendance had her back.

Former NFL star Jeremiah Trotter now has two sons in the NFL after this year's draft ... and he tells TMZ Sports he wholeheartedly believes they'll both end up better than he ever was!!

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Josiah Trotter in the second round on Friday after playing at West Virginia and Missouri in college ... joining his older bro, Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Jeremiah Jr., in the league.

Trotter Sr. -- an Eagles Hall of Famer and All-Pro linebacker in his own right -- said he knew when his boys were young they were destined for the NFL ... and he's "truly blessed" to see it come true.

A change of scenery couldn't help Mike Vrabel escape the Dianna Russini scandal -- the New England Patriots head coach was asked several questions about it all while walking through an airport in Utah over the weekend.

A photographer -- not a TMZ employee -- caught up with Vrabel at the Salt Lake City International Airport on Saturday ... and gave his best shot at getting a comment out of the former NFL pro.

Vrabel didn't have anything to add ... but his body language said a lot. He seemed ready to get the heck outta there ... perhaps he was anxious to get going with his "counseling" he vowed to get amid the fiasco.

Lawrence Taylor remains in the hospital as he receives treatment for pancreatitis, multiple sources tell TMZ Sports ... but the good news is the Hall of Famer is showing signs of improvement every day.

We broke the story -- the 67-year-old New York Giants legend was taken to the emergency room at a New Jersey medical facility last week before being transferred to a different floor.

Those familiar with the situation told us it wasn't a life-threatening situation ... and there was hope he would be discharged relatively soon.

Dianna Russini tried to help Mike Vrabel get over a four-game losing streak with a mediocre Spotify playlist ... at least that's what the internet believes after the NFL insider's streaming activity surfaced on Monday.

David Covucci of FOIAball brought the wild development to light on Monday ... posting screenshots of an account belonging to the former Athletic reporter, which featured a collection of songs titled "TURNIN THE PAGE."

It was shared with a user named simply "Mike" on December 19, 2022 ... the day after Vrabel's Tennessee Titans lost their fourth-straight contest that season.

The Orlando Magic are feeling pretty good with a 3-1 lead on the Detroit Pistons in the NBA playoffs ... or maybe it's the drugs they're seemingly pretending to sniff that's got 'em riding high.

Prior to Monday's big Game 4 victory over the top seed in the Eastern Conference, Noah Penda and Goga Bitadze got each other hyped up with a unique routine.

While waiting in the Kia Center tunnels, they started it off with some standard hand slaps and a shivering gesture ... then Bitadze put his hand out for Penda to chop up an imaginary substance before taking a sniff.