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Kenny Smith's wife is on the naughty list ...

For the first time in years, "Inside the NBA" star Kenny "The Jet" Smith says he WON'T be working on Christmas day ... and he's fired up about it.

And why's he so pumped? We'll allow his smokin' hot 'Price is Right' model wife Gwendolyn to explain.

This year, Santa might wanna knock first ...

What do you get for a Christmas gift when your boss is the highest paid athlete in the world?

That's what we asked Floyd Mayweather's bodyguard Big Church at LAX Tuesday ... and his answer didn't disappoint.

Big Church -- part of the "The Great Wall" security squad that protects Floyd -- says every day is like Xmas with Floyd (since they travel all over the world together) ... but there's one gift that stands out.

BTW, this year alone ... Big Church has been to Rome, Dubai, Moscow, Milan, Saint-Tropez, Monaco, Turkey, London, L.A., NYC, Vegas, Miami, Havana and more.

... and all while traveling in private jets.

It's a good thing LaDainian Tomlinson signed a $6 MILLION signing bonus in 2001 ... 'cause the guy got stuck with a $32,000 rookie dinner tab that season ... so says one of his former teammates.

We spoke with Marcellus Wiley -- who was on the Chargers when LT was taken as the #5 overall pick in 2001 -- and he tells us he remembers the actual rookie dinner bill ... right down to the penny.

Rookie dinner hazing is back in the news again after Ravens rookie Carl Davis reportedly got stuck with an $11k bill earlier this week.

It's definitely not the worst NFL rookie tab ... that title reportedly goes to Dez Bryant who got stuck with a $55k bill during his rookie season.

Ex-NFL star Maurice Jones-Drew doesn't wanna see Odell Beckham Jr. on the sidelines this weekend -- telling TMZ Sports the WR should NOT be suspended because, "football, it's a contact sport."

OBJ got a 1 game suspension for going after Josh Norman multiple times during the Giants vs. Panthers game this weekend ... though he's appealing the punishment.

Pittsburgh Steelers superstar Antonio Brown had an early Xmas gift for a local high school football team -- taking the entire squad to a screening of "Concussion" ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Brown hooked up the kids at Clairton High School in Pennsylvania -- a team he's essentially adopted since joining the Steelers.

Clairton head coach Wayne Wade tells us ... Brown organized a bus to take the players to a nearby theater and treated the kids to a night at the movies.

Wayne says Brown is always doing cool stuff for the high school -- "A couple years ago he paid for the whole team to go to Dave N Busters after the season."

So, why Clairton??

"He loves the whole small town, small team, small program thing. We are the winningest program in Pennsylvania, piled up 66 wins in a row (Pennsylvania record), won state championships."

Plus, Wayne played Arena League football with Antonio's dad.

So, what did we learn today ... people actually ARE going to see movies other than 'Star Wars.'

Boxer Adrien Broner says he's turning to GUNS to help him cope with the issues in his personal life -- saying, "Since nobody want to help me be in a better place in life I'm back on my bulls**t."

Broner just posted a disturbing video to his Instagram page -- waving around a pistol and an assault rifle.

In his caption, Broner explained ... "since nobody want to help me be in a better place in life I'm back on my bull sh*t F*CK EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY!!!!!! #GANGINTHISBITCH #AboutBullets."

Broner had been in a public feud with his close friend Floyd Mayweather -- but this weekend, insisted everything was cool.

It sucks for kids when your mom is in jail -- but Dodgers star Justin Turner did a really cool thing this weekend ... helping the children of inmates celebrate the holidays ... and even handing out gifts.

Turner went to the L.A. County Jail in Lynwood, CA as part of a program that rewards female inmates who enroll into educational programs while doing their time.

But this time the reward was for the kids -- because the children of all women who enrolled got a brand new bicycle for the holidays ... and Turner was there to help give them out!

"This is what it’s all about," Turner said ... "seeing a smile on a child’s face is the best feeling."

Sergeant Peter Gomez -- who helped coordinate the event -- added, "We know that the holiday season can be an emotional time. It's hard on the mothers who are in jail and it is especially hard on their children who come visit them. So we did what we could to shed a little joy during Christmas time."

Pretty cool stuff.

TMZ Sports has obtained footage from Justin Blackmon's DUI arrest -- showing the former NFL star stumbling all over himself while trying to do the "walk the line" test.

The 5th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft was arrested in Oklahoma at 2:46 AM on Saturday morning -- he claimed he only had 2 drinks before getting behind the wheel of his Jeep ... but cops weren't buying it.

You can see in the video ... Blackmon looks absolutely hammered -- and can barely stand straight as cops administer field sobriety tests.

The 25-year-old was eventually arrested for DUI ... for the 2nd time since 2012.

UPDATE -- During the arrest, Blackmon tells cops he has a prior DUI arrest from 2008. If true, that would be Justin's 3rd DUI arrest in less than 10 years.

Even megastars like Russell Westbrook have bouncer drama at Hollywood nightclubs -- 'cause the NBA superstar got stopped at one of the hottest bars in L.A. Monday night 'cause the bouncer didn't know who he was.

The Oklahoma City Thunder superstar hit up The Nice Guy -- often frequented by huge stars like Justin Bieber, Gigi Hadid and Leonardo DiCaprio -- when the bouncer pumped the brakes at the door.

More proof it's good to be an international soccer superstar ...

Check out these pics of 25-year-old Paris Saint-Germain goalie Kevin Trapp hitting the beaches of Brazil with his smokin' hot Victoria's Secret model girlfriend Izabel Goulart.

The Pittsburgh Steelers TRIED to sing a fun football themed Christmas carol for their fans this week ... what ensued was maybe the worst vocal performance of all time.

It's so bad, it's good.

Here's a reason for Tyrann Mathieu to smile today ... one of the greatest athletes of ALL TIME says he's praying for the injured NFL star and believes Honey Badger will return BETTER THAN EVER!

Deion Sanders made a "get well" video for the injured AZ Cardinals defensive back -- who will miss the rest of the season after tearing his ACL this weekend while beating down the Eagles.

It's heartfelt, it's sincere and it's coming from Prime Time which means ... it's awesome.

What happens on the court stays on the court -- 'cause after the Thunder ripped the heart out of the Clippers Monday night ... DeAndre Jordan was partying with the enemy out in Hollywood.

In case you missed it ... Kevin Durant hit a lead-changing shot with 5 seconds left and then blocked Chris Paul's attempted game winner ... breaking the Clippers' heart.

But after the game, it was water under the bridge ... with DeAndre hitting up Henry's in Hollywood ... along with Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, Nick Collison and Steve Novak.

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.

Nigerian soccer star Dickson Nwakaeme is jumping the broom in style ... spending more than $65k to turn his Range Rover into a swag-dripping matrimony machine.

TMZ Sports spoke with Alex Vega ... the customizing guru down at the Auto Firm in Miami ... and he tells us Dickson wanted to sup up his ride for his upcoming wedding ... so he brought it in for a little makeover.

Vega says they ditched the something borrowed and something blue, instead electing to just go with the new ... a new Luma wide body kit, new custom Avorza AV 45 wheels and new white and black Avorza leather throughout the SUV.

Final price tag ... $65k (plus whatever it takes to get the ride back to freakin' Nigeria).

Meek Mill will get the crap beaten out of him if he goes to prison for his probation violation ... the only thing that can save him is a shiny piece ... so warns boxing superstar Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin.

KC went on TMZ Sports TV and scoffed at Meek's feeble and reckless boxing moves.

If you're big into self-defense you should watch closely on what NOT to do.