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Good news, America -- one of the best basketball players in the country says she's NOT SCARED of Zika -- and will absolutely travel to Rio to lock up that gold medal at the 2016 Olympics.

We spoke with WNBA superstar Angel McCoughtry -- 4-time All-Star, 2-time scoring champ -- who tells us she believes the Zika situation is being blown WAY out of proportion.

"There's always something that comes out every year," Angel said.

"Last year it was Ebola. Before that it was swine flu. It was something before that ... guess what 00 we ain't worried about that Zika Virus!"

WNBA superstar Brittney Griner is officially out of one of the WORST marriages ever -- because a judge just finalized her divorce from Glory Johnson ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Griner and Johnson -- both WNBA players -- got married back in May 2015 ... right after they were both arrested for domestic violence for attacking each other in their Arizona home.

The marriage lasted only 28 days before Brittney pulled the plug ... while Johnson was pregnant with twins! Griner claimed Johnson was cheating on her with an ex-boyfriend.

Johnson had claimed they both agreed to parent the children -- and demanded financial support.

A judge saw it Glory's way and ordered Griner to fork over $2,516 per month PER KID in child support ... PLUS another $2,835 per month to pay for daycare services.

Griner will NOT have to pay spousal support.

So, that's it ... it's over.

Candace Parker just issued a statement on the whole "should the WNBA lower the rims" controversy ... and it goes a little something like, "BOOOOM!"

The WNBA star just posted a video of her dunking on a regulation size rim ... and then tells the camera, "8 feet, 10 feet ... it don't matter."

This comes on the heels of WNBA star Elena Delle Donne suggesting the league lower the rims to make the game more exciting ... you know, with crazier dunks and alley-oops.

But Parker ain't buyin' it ... adding a caption to the video that included some strong hashtags:

"People WANA know how I feel about the "rim discussion" .... Here's my ANSWER. #Dunk #WhyIsntThereABallDiscussion #SinceWeMakingThingsTheSameWhyCantWeMakeMenPlayWitCramps #BarefootAndPreggoInTheKitchen #Equality #10Feet8FeetDontMatter #Controversy #SpartanWoman #BEASTMom #Mama."

Kobe Bryant's daughters to the WNBA???

It could happen ... because Lakers great and WNBA coach Michael Cooper says he can't wait to sign 'em if they're anything like their dad on the court!

The 5-time NBA champ -- who now coaches the ATL Dream in the WNBA -- was at LAX when we asked if he had any advice to Kobe in retirement.

That's when he brought up Kobe's daughters -- 9-year-old Gianna and 13-year-old Natalie -- and said, "I hope one of them turns out to be like Kobe-ish ... 'cause I'm still looking for that player!"

For the record, Kobe DID brag that Gianna is starting to shoot like him ...

Will Brittney Griner ever consider forgiving Gilbert Arenas for the stupid sexist comments he made about the WNBA??

"Hell no."

Griner says EVERYONE in the league knows what Gilbert said -- and personally, she doesn't ever want to see him at a WNBA game ever again.

Check out the clip ... she's pissed -- and quite frankly, can't really blame her.

MTV2 "Guy Code" star Andrew Schulz is clapping back at Gilbert Arenas haters ... saying his controversial statements about the WNBA wouldn't matter ... if the people who are mad actually went to the games.

Andrew -- who's currently starring in the IFC channel show "Benders" -- was out in NYC when we asked his thoughts on Arenas' explosive statements about female basketball players.

In case you missed it ... Gilbert pissed off most of the known world by criticizing the WNBA for not having hot enough players to capture the male audience.

Check out the clip -- Andrew doesn't hold back ... saying that he thinks some of the outrage is totally hypocritical ... and coming from people who don't support the league they're sticking up for.

Gilbert Arenas is not backing down ... saying he refuses to apologize for the comments he made about the WNBA -- because he's NOT SORRY for saying the league is packed with ugly women.

Arenas joined the guys on the "TMZ Sports" show on FS1 -- and said he firmly believes the only way to save the WNBA is by appealing to horny men.

We asked what he would say to his daughter if she wanted to play in the WNBA without having to wear a sexually suggestive uniform ... and his answer was pretty shocking.

One of the hot basketball playing thong models in the video Gilbert Arenas used to bash the WNBA says Gilbert is NOT entirely wrong ... the league needs to sex it up if it hopes to survive.

John Salley says Gilbert Arenas is CRAZY for claiming the WNBA is packed with ugly women -- 'cause he's NEVER seen an unattractive woman on the court!

"There's not an ugly woman in the WNBA," Salley said ... "Not one."

"I think what he said was sexist and I'm not ugly. I know that and I don't need him to tell me I'm not." -- WNBA champ Mistie Bass on Gilbert Arenas.

This video is awesome ... the Phoenix Mercury star joined "TMZ Sports" (tonight on FS1 at 9:30 PM PT, 12:30 AM ET) ... and sounded off about Gilbert's "sexist" tirade about female basketball players.

Bass is great -- and spells out her issues with the ex-NBA star ... telling him he should RESPECT female athletes instead of objectifying them.

The WNBA is coming out swingin' at Gilbert Arenas -- saying his comments about WNBA players are "repugnant, utterly disrespectful and flat-out wrong."

A league spokesperson issued a statement on behalf of the WNBA and the NBA condemning Gilbert's suggestion that the league get rid of ugly players ... and force the hot ones to play in more revealing uniforms.

WNBA champ Swin Cash has declared WAR on Gilbert Arenas -- and people like him -- saying she needs to save strong female athletes from sexists who are trying to shame them on social media.

Cash was clearly upset after Gilbert blasted the WNBA -- saying the league needs to ditch the ugly players and make the hot ones play in less clothing.

"[Gilbert] obviously needs a hug & attention so y'all give it to him," said Cash ... a 4-time WNBA All Star and 3-time WNBA champ.

"To all my smart, beautiful young female ballers... No one ever asked NBA guys to hoop in a speedo so laugh at haters & Dab on dem folk."

She added, "We are at war trying to save our young girls from a lot of social media shaming & I am not here for it!"

Gilbert Arenas says he can save the WNBA -- get rid of all the ugly chicks who look like they belong in "Orange is the New Black" ... and swap 'em out for hot chicks in thongs.

WNBA star Skylar Diggins is a very serious athlete ... so if you can't take your eyes off how hot her ass looks in the very serious training video you're about to see ... it's not her problem.

We tried ... we failed.

Glory Johnson's reaction to Brittney Griner's annulment filing getting shot down is ... the judge did what's right and fair -- and she says Brittney can't run from their marriage.

The pregnant Tulsa Shock player tells TMZ Sports ... "I am thankful the annulment was rejected because an act of marriage did occur." As we reported ... an Arizona judge just rejected Griner's request to annul their marriage.

Glory adds, "Together we made life changing decisions which impacted our lives collectively, and we both should be held responsible for those decisions."

Translation: I'm having twins, we're still married, and YOU are the breadwinner for this family.

Brittney Griner's attempt to annul her marriage was shot down in an Arizona court.

WNBA superstar Griner had filed for the annulment back in June ... right after fellow hoopster and wife, Glory Johnson, announced she was pregnant with twins. An AZ judge rejected the annulment case on Thursday.

It's unclear where that leaves the unhappy couple -- presumably headed for divorce court.

It's been an insane year for Griner and Johnson -- they both got arrested for domestic violence in April, got married May 8th ... and 28 days later, Griner filed for annulment.

According to People, which first reported the failed annulment ... Johnson is now living in Tennessee near her family. Griner is still in AZ, playing for the Phoenix Mercury.