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Ty Lawson may not have a long season ... he just pled guilty to charges stemming from his January drunk driving arrest.

The Rockets point guard was arrested in January after he was pulled over by police in Denver. The cops smelled alcohol and said he had slurred speech ... Ty ultimately failed his field sobriety test.

Ty pled guilty to driving while ability impaired, as well as failure to drive in a single lane. He faces up to 180 days in jail.

The Denver incident is not his only arrest this year. He was pulled over and arrested this summer in LA and went to rehab afterwards. He's due in court next week for that charge.

Derek Jeter is shooting down the allegation he backed out of an underwear deal because he thought 50 Cent would make the company "too urban."

This is gonna get interesting ...

Texas Rap legend Bun B is turning the tables on Lil B ... saying his "Based God Curse" can't hurt the Houston Rockets ... cause LB is as guilty of dance jacking as James Harden.

Lil B recently took credit for Houston coach Kevin McHale losing his job ... saying as long as the franchise enables James Harden to steal his "Cooking Dance" ... they'll remain cursed.

TMZ Sports spoke with Bun B ... and he tells us the Rockets are immune to the so-called curse cause Lil B TOTALLY JACKED the dance from another rap god, Pimp C.

"I've known Lil B since he was in the Pack. I support him musically. But we don't buy into that because we know that Pimp C created [the cooking dance] not Lil B. We don't stand for that."

That wasn't the only curse Bun B was willing to tackle ... he also dispelled any notion that there was a Kardashian curse plaguing the Rockets ... because Harden is dating Khloe.

Dallas Cowboys star and alleged domestic abuser Greg Hardy still has a lot to learn, and Ray Rice believes he's the right man to teach him.

Michael Irvin's got a message for Dallas Cowboys fans -- you should ALL be kissing the ground Tony Romo walks on ... and never complain about him again.

The Playmaker was at LAX when he went on a rant about Cowboys nation's need to realize how good they have it when Tony's on the field. He's returning to the field this weekend after suffering a broken collar bone early in the season, and Mike thinks he could get the 2-7 'boys back in the playoff hunt.

Check out his passionate plea -- it might make a Cowboys fan think twice about bringing up Tony's past failures.

LaDainian Tomlinson's career has totally gone to the dogs since he retired from the NFL ... 'cause the future Hall of Famer says he's now a first ballot pup groomer.

LT was leaving LAX when we asked about his newfound commitment to canines ... a "pet resort" he opened up in San Diego towards the tail end of his playing career.

Tomlinson proceeded to talk Lassies and Fidos like they were x's and o's ... saying his resort is frequented by TONS of NFL guys ... and that things are going so well he's thinking about expanding the business to L.A.

Bonus wisdom ... he tells all the thirsty guys out there exactly which dogs you need to get the best reaction from chicks.

50 Cent says he's DONE being a Yankees fan -- and it's all because Derek Jeter allegedly tried to block him from an male underwear deal because he's too "urban."

TMZ Sports broke the story ... the majority owner of the Frigo men's undie company sued Jeter -- claiming DJ didn't just back out of an agreement to promote the company ... but actively tried to stop them from using 50 as a brand ambassador.

Now, 50 has responded on Instagram ... saying, "Wow, guess I'm not a Yankees fan anymore. LETS GO METS?"

He added, "Man you can't trust nobody these day.smh."

Oscar De La Hoya says his strongly worded attack on Floyd Mayweather is NOT a publicity stunt to get Floyd in the ring ... saying he's NOT planning on a rematch because he's too old.

De La Hoya appeared on "TMZ Sports" on FS1 on Tuesday -- and we asked if he's afraid of meeting Floyd in the streets after blasting the guy as boring and saying boxing is better off without him.

The Golden Boy says he WOULD be down to scrap with Floyd ... if there was a way to turn back the clock -- but says for all intents and purposes, his fighting days are over.

We also asked Oscar about his $100,000 bet with Jay Z over the Canelo Alvarez vs. Miguel Cotto fight this weekend ... and De La Hoya made it clear, he wants Hova's money bad ... for a really good cause.

Derek Jeter allegedly backed out of a deal to promote a fancy male underwear line ... all because he felt 50 Cent would make the company too "urban" for his taste ... so says a lawsuit obtained by TMZ Sports.

Lakers star Jordan Clarkson thinks R. Kelly has the best of both worlds ... saying that not only is Kells a R&B superstar but judging from his jump shot ... he's got the skills to make the NBA!!!

Clarkson was out in L.A. when we showed him a video of Kelly draining a 3 before a recent Brooklyn Nets game ... while dressed in a suit .... with a cigar in his mouth.

Check out the clip -- Jordan says it seems like Kelly's ready for the NBA ... with the display of shooting touch more than proving he could hoop with the world's greatest players.

It'd definitely be a victory for the Lakers to sign him ... can't do any worse right?

Ever wonder what Rob Gronkowski's like at 35,000 feet?

The people at JetBlue let Gronk board one of their planes after they became the official airline of the New England Patriots and let him screw around in the cabin.

What ensues is pretty hilarious.

Tom Brady says there's a ZERO PERCENT chance he'll ever run for office after his Hall of Fame football career -- because he's a born competitor ... and believes politics is a game you just can't win.

There have been rumblings about Brady wanting to explore a political career for years -- especially after he blew off the Patriots trip to the White House ... and then put a Donald Trump campaign hat in his locker.

But Brady tells GQ ... even the most successful politicians are never really accepted as TOTAL WINNERS ... and that bothers him, since he's a guy who lives and dies by a scoreboard.

"There is 0.000% chance of me ever wanting to do that," Brady says ... "I just think that no matter what you’d say or what you’d do, you’d be in a position where you know, you’re politicking. You know?"

"Like, I think the great part about what I do is that there’s a scoreboard. At the end of every week, you know how you did. You know how well you prepared. You know whether you executed your game plan. There’s a tangible score."

"I think in politics, half the people are gonna like you and half the people are not gonna like you, no matter what you do or what you say… It’s like there are no right answers."

"If there were, everyone would choose the right answers. They’re all opinions."

The Golden State Warriors are good ... but they're NOT the 1996 Chicago Bulls ... so says Ron Harper who says his squad is the greatest NBA team of all time.

The Warriors are 12-0 and dominating -- crushing opponents by an average of 15 points a game ... drawing comparisons to the legendary '96 Bulls ... the first team to ever win 70 regular season games.

We asked Ron if he thought the Warriors had a shot to break their record (72-10), he didn't hold back.

"Records are made to be broken but that Bulls team was built on defense and was a BETTER team than the Golden State Warriors."

Harper added, "and no one wins a championship in November and December."

FYI -- the Bulls started 10-2 through their first 12 games ... with superstars like Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Toni Kukoc and Dennis Rodman playing out of their minds on their way to an NBA title.

By the way, Steve Kerr was also on the '96 Bulls team ... and happens to be the current coach of Golden State.

Turns out, Michael Phelps has got some strong little swimmers .... 'cause the Olympic legend just announced his fiancee is PREGGO!!

Phelps and Nicole Johnson just broke the news ... saying they're 12 weeks pregnant with a baby BOY!

They've already got the tiny speedos ready for the kid ... so, clear a spot in the '36 Olympics!

BTW, Phelps and Johnson got engaged back in February. They had been dating off and on since 2007. No word on when they plan to get married.

As for baby Phelps ... the kid is due around July -- right before the '16 Olympics.

Congrats!

If President Obama wants to be an NBA owner, he better GRAB A CLIPBOARD -- 'cause Metta World Peace says Barry needs to pay his dues and "work his way up!!!"

First, you gotta see Metta's reaction when we told him about Obama's comments to GQ -- that he's always fantasized about owning an NBA team one day.

Metta thinks it's a GREAT idea ... as long as the most POWERFUL MAN IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE is willing to be a video boy ... then an assistant coach ... then a general manager.

"You can't just be an owner ... Obama or no Obama," Metta said at the screening of his new documentary, "When the Bell Rings" (Metta's an executive producer!).

World Cup champ Alex Morgan says she's NOT AFRAID of the terrorists targeting soccer stadiums around the world ... telling TMZ Sports she hopes the scumbags don't scare fans away from the sport she loves.

Of course, tensions have been high at major sporting events after terrorists tried to attack the Stade de France during a game last week ... and then targeted a stadium in Hannover during the Germany vs. Netherlands game.