Los Angeles Clippers "Grind Team" Better Than "Lob City" ... Says Ex-NBA Star

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Los Angeles Clippers "Grind Team" Better Than "Lob City" ... Says Ex-NBA Star

LeBron James Jr. Gets High School Advice From Ex-NBA All-Star

LeBron James Jr. LISTEN UP … you’re about to get some life advice from a former NBA All-Star who’s been EXACTLY where you are, and knows exactly what you need to do. The former hooper is Baron Davis, who attended the prestigious Crossroads school…

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Ex-NBA Player Spits On Rival Hooper In Israeli League Game

Ex-NBA player Jordan Hamilton straight-up SPIT on an opponent during an Israeli Premier League game earlier this week … and it’s all on video. It went down Wednesday when Jordan’s Hapoel Holon squad took on Hapoel Eilat. It’s unclear why … but…

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Ex-NBA Commish David Stern Says Roger Goodell"s Doing A "Great Job"

Roger Goodell is doing a helluva job as NFL commish … and that’s coming from a guy who ran the NBA for 30 years, David Stern. TMZ Sports saw Stern in NYC … and with the debate over the NFL’s new rule on the National Anthem protest raging…

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Ex-NBA Player Sebastian Telfair"s Wife gets Permanent Restraining Order After Alleged Car-Smashing Incident

Former NBA point guard Sebastian Telfair has been ordered to stay away from his estranged wife for 3 YEARS … after an alleged violent incident earlier this year. In court docs obtained by TMZ Sports, Telfair is ordered to have absolutely no…

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DMX Says Ex-NBA Star Jayson Williams Can Help Him Get Sober

DMX is name-dropping former NBA star, and ex-con, Jayson Williams in his attempt to get leniency when a judge sentences him for tax evasion … TMZ has learned. DMX filed docs ahead of Wednesday’s sentencing which include a letter to the judge…

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Rick Adelman"s Son Killed, Ex-NBA Asst. Coach Hit While Crossing Street

The son of former NBA coach Rick Adelman — who was an assistant NBA coach himself — was killed in Houston when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street … TMZ Sports has learned. Officials confirm 44-year-old R.J. Adelman was…

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Ex-NBA Player Rasual Butler and Wife Dead In Car Crash

Ex-NBA player Rasual Butler and his wife — a singer who appeared on “American Idol” — were both killed in a single car crash in Studio City, CA early Wednesday morning, TMZ Sports has learned.  38-year-old Butler — who was drafted by…

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Ex-NBA Player Sebastian Telfair Hit with Restraining Order After Car-Smashing Rampage

Sebastian Telfair — former NBA point guard — has been ordered to stay at least 100 yards away from his estranged wife and kids after she claims he went on a violent window-smashing rampage at their home.  Samantha Telfair filed court docs,…

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Ex-NBA Ref Tim Donaghy 911 Call: "About to be a Major Altercation, I Did Bring a Hammer"

TMZ Sports has obtained the 911 call Tim Donaghy made while trying to bring his daughter home in Manatee County, Florida … featuring 2 full minutes of hammer-wielding chaos. The ex-NBA ref tells the dispatcher he’s on a mission to save his…

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Ex-NBA Ref Tim Donaghy Arrested for Assault, Allegedly Threatened Man with Hammer

If you found out someone you loved was doing drugs — and you knew you could stop it — would you grab a hammer and try to rescue that person??? That’s the story behind the arrest of Tim Donaghy — the ex-NBA ref who went to prison for fixing…

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Ex-NBA Commish David Stern Says Legalize Weed In Sports

Ex-NBA commissioner David Stern says anti-weed rules in pro sports are antiquated — and he thinks it’s time the NBA and other major leagues give the green light to the green stuff.  “I’m now at the point where, personally, I think [weed]…

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Ex-NBA Star Ben Gordon Made Video Threats Before Hospitalization

Ex-NBA star Ben Gordon was sending threatening videos to people in the days before a violent standoff with a woman in his NY gym … TMZ Sports has learned.  FYI, Gordon was hospitalized for psychiatric evaluation over the weekend after cops…

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Ex-NBA Player Sebastian Telfair Arrested in Brooklyn with Loaded Guns and Drugs (PHOTO)

Former NBA player Sebastian Telfair was arrested this weekend with a small arsenal on him that made it seem like he was ready for military combat. 32-year-old Telfair and an 18-year-old man, Jami Thomas, were busted by Brooklyn PD Sunday while in…

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Ex-NBA Player Sebastian Telfair Arrested in Brooklyn with Loaded Guns and Drugs (PHOTO)

Former NBA player Sebastian Telfair was arrested this weekend with a small arsenal on him that made it seem like he was ready for military combat. 32-year-old Telfair and an 18-year-old man, Jami Thomas, were busted by Brooklyn PD Sunday while in…

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Ex-NBA Star Daniel Gibson Says He"s Working With Chris Brown & Wiz Khalifa (VIDEO)

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…

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Gay Ex-NBA Player Blasts Amar"e Stoudemire ... "Don"t Flatter Yourself, Petulant Man-Child"

Ex-NBA player John Amaechi — one of the most famous openly gay athletes on the planet — has a message for Amar’e Stoudemire … DON’T FLATTER YOURSELF.  After Stoudemire told Israeli media that he’d refuse to be in the same locker room as a…

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Ex-NBA Player Charles Shackleford Dies In N.C.

Ex-NBA player Charles Shackleford — who played for the Nets, 76ers and Timberwolves in the ’90s — was found dead in his hometown of Kinston, North Carolina … police confirm.  Shackleford was 50. Cops tell TMZ Sports, “We can confirm…

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Ex-NBA Player Orien Greene Arrested for Creepy Butt Rub (MUG SHOT)

Ex-NBA player Orien Greene — a 2005 2nd round pick — was arrested in Florida on Monday morning after officials say he snuck into 2 homes and rubbed a sleeping woman’s butt.  Yeah … creepy.  According to the police report obtained by…

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Ex-NBA Champ -- I Saw Charles Oakley SLAP Charles Barkley In Face (AUDIO)

Charles Oakley straight -up OPEN HAND SLAPPED Charles Barkley in the face during a 1999 off-the-court encounter … so says ex-NBA champ Chucky Brown. In fact, Chucky says he watched the entire thing … and says Barkley got punked hard. …

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