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The recent string of celeb burglary victims -- Nicki Minaj, Alanis Morissette, Yasiel Puig and Emmy Rossum -- might have been hit by Crips ... according to a report.

Here's how it allegedly goes down -- the Crips ditch their gang attire and hop into luxury whips to blend into the high-end communities they're targeting. According to the AP ... the burglars show up to fancy cribs and look for signs it's empty. They ring the doorbell and if no one answers, they break in.

LAPD refers to it as "flocking" because gang members flock to these neighborhoods like birds.

Our law enforcement sources say it's not necessarily ALL Crips pulling these heists, but cops definitely suspect they're involved in some of them. Also, they're NOT only targeting celeb homes ... they just so happen to stumble upon them in certain glitzy neighborhoods.

It's good to be a professional athlete ... at least judging by the beach pics of their reality star wives and girlfriends!!

A bunch of the women from the "WAGS" show flew to Hawaii for Nicole Williams' bachelorette party -- as she gears up for her wedding to ex-NFL linebacker Larry English.

Nicole was joined by supermodel Shanina Shaik -- along with her "WAGS" co-stars Natalie Halcro and Olivia Pierson. Models Sharina Gutierrez, Tamie Tran and Angelica Lee were also on hand.

They tanned, they drank ... they took butt selfies.

Pandemonium occurred at a Golden Gloves boxing event in L.A. on Wednesday -- when fans stormed the ring at a youth tournament and fought it out ... with one guy catching a haymaker right in the face.

Oh, and a woman hit a man with a steel chair!!!!

It all went down at a Golden Gloves qualifier tournament at a rec center 2 miles from Dodger Stadium -- when fans got pissed after an alleged late punch during a bout between teenagers.

One witness tells us people began to scream at each other -- then they stormed the ring -- then the punches flew.

The witness adds, "Chairs were thrown and people were hit with chairs. Tables were broken. A woman even hit someone with a chair."

Miraculously, no one was seriously injured. Cops were called to the scene but the fight was over by the time police arrived. No one was arrested. Some of the fans are pissed about the lack of security at the event.

But get this ... we're told the brawl eventually ended on its own and the boxing tournament continued.

Swaggy P got the stripper treatment during his rookie hazing back in 2007 ... and Gilbert Arenas just provided the photo proof.

Nick Young was a 1st round pick of the Washington Wizards -- where Arenas was a superstar at the time.

One of the hazing rituals Young had to endure ... he was hog-tied in his hotel room surrounded by cash.

Arenas called it "50 Shades of Nick" and added, "Welcome to stripping game playa."

Maybe K.J. Wright knows something we don't ... but the Seahawks Pro Bowl linebacker is adamant Richard Sherman is NOT leaving Seattle.

On Wednesday, Pete Carroll said other teams have called and expressed interest in the leader of the Legion of Boom ... and Carroll said the team has talked about it ... but so far, no official moves.

Enter Wright ... who told us straight up, "Sherman's not going anywhere. He's gonna be here."

Magic Johnson has a rule when it comes to dating his daughter ... NO DODGERS ALLOWED!

Of course, Magic is a co-owner of the MLB team -- and his daughter, Elisa, says he's not a fan of her mixing business with pleasure.

In fact, when it comes to dating -- "He's a no-go on the athletes and Dodger players."

Michael Irvin has been 86'd from speaking at a high school awards event in Arkansas -- after event organizers learned the NFL legend is being investigated for sexual assault.

Irvin was set to be the keynote speaker at the Best of River Valley Preps All-Stars Awards on June 1 -- an event that honors the top high school athletes in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

TMZ Sports spoke with Jason Taylor -- the president of the organization behind the awards -- who tells us Irvin's investigation causes a "conflict and distraction."

Taylor says organizers understand the situation is still being investigated -- and they don't presume guilt -- but, "We don't want to take away from this special night of recognition."

We're told Irvin's team was understanding.

Floyd Mayweather has a VERY different media strategy than his pal, Donald Trump!!

The boxing superstar was out spending some of his millions in Bev Hills on Wednesday -- when he took a moment, called over ALL the paparazzi and gave 'em a pep talk right in the middle of the street.

"I support all of you 100%," Mayweather said ... "Without the media, I wouldn't be where I'm at."

Of course, the guys ate it up ... and then hammered Floyd with Conor McGregor questions -- continuing the hype machine that could lead to his biggest payday of all time.

The action wasn't just on the court at the famous McDonald's All-American high school hoops game Wednesday ... a huge brawl broke out in the concourse and it was all caught on video.

FYI, the McDonald's game is a BIG DEAL in high school sports -- bringing together the top prep players in the country ... almost all of whom are already serious NBA prospects.

But after the final buzzer, roughly a dozen people went to war in the 300 level of the United Center in Chicago -- throwing haymakers and slamming each other to the floor.

Fortunately, in video obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times, you can see multiple security team members rushing in and breaking the whole thing up.

Marshawn Lynch is making moves ... signing a smokin' hot Victoria's Secret model to be the face of the new women's workout line for his Beast Mode fashion brand.

Lynch announced Gracie Carvalho has joined the B.M. team as his first "brand collaborator" -- on a workout collection called "Gracie x Beast Mode."

The company says Lynch handpicked Gracie after meeting her in 2016 and "comparing notes about their respective workout routines."

Gracie's no joke ... she's been Muay Thai fighting for years and flies out to Thailand to train with the best in the world.

Congrats!

Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian joined forces with Larsa Pippen and a bunch of friends to form the Pinball Pu$$ies ... their name, not ours.

The K sisters and krew rocked matching black jerseys -- names on the back and a "Pinball Pu$$ies" logo on their chests -- as they bodied up to a line of pinball machines in an L.A. arcade.

Looks like they were shooting for 'KUWTK,' but who knew these chicks were pinball wizards?

They had us at the team name, anyway.

Maverick Carter, the guy who helped LeBron James score a fortune with Nike, nearly got his own loot jacked in a burglary ... TMZ Sports has learned.

LBJ's honcho of all business deals has a crib in the Hollywood Hills, naturally, and got an unwanted visitor on March 22. According to law enforcement sources ... Maverick heard a sound outside his home around 2:30 AM and flipped on his exterior lights.

He didn't see anything, but called police anyway ... just to be sure.

We're told LAPD officers didn't find any signs of a break-in and left -- but in the morning, Maverick reviewed his surveillance video, and BAM ... there he was. Clear as day, Maverick could see a man in a black ski mask skulking around his property and trying to open doors.

John Elway says he does NOT believe Colin Kaepernick is being blackballed by the NFL over his national anthem protests ... but says he's not really sure if the QB can still compete in the league.

John and his smokin' hot wife Paige (a former Oakland Raiders cheerleader!) were in D.C. when we asked why he thought the ex-49ers quarterback is still unemployed.

Elway is the GM and executive vice president of football operations for the Denver Broncos -- a team that could use a QB right now -- but when it comes to Kaep, Elway says he hasn't been studying up.

When we asked if Kaep could still play, John replied -- "I don't know. I haven't been close enough to him to be able to tell."

Big day for Le'Veon Bell ... whose brand new rap album "Post Interview" cracked the iTunes Top 10 Hip-Hop charts today -- and the NFL star tells us he thinks his rhyme skills are on par with the best in the game.

The Steelers running back joined the guys on the "TMZ Sports" TV show (airs tonight on FS1) and says he's HONORED to be on the same list as guys like Drake, Rick Ross and Future.

In fact, Bell says he strongly believes he's just as talented as them ... adding, "my music is just as good as those guys."

No question Bell's poppin' right now ... his single "Shrimp Bayless" has almost 1 million plays on his SoundCloud page.

And get this ... he's also getting ready to drop a new single featuring Snoop -- and says it's straight fire.

Stay tuned for that one.

NFL star T.J. McDonald just got hit with an 8 game suspension from an arrest last year when the stud safety allegedly hit a parked car.

TMZ Sports broke the story ... McDonald was arrested for DUI in May after getting into a car accident in L.A.

Prosecutors dropped the DUI charge ... but McDonald pled no contest to reckless driving and was sentenced to 36 months probation, 200 hours of community service, and 3 months in an alcohol program.

Here's Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner proving he's not an NFL GM ... 'cause he says he hopes Colin Kaepernick finds a job as an NFL quarterback next season.

Colin has yet to find a new team, and many believe a major reason is his off-field activism, which some believe is a huge turn off to even the most quarterback needy squads.

We got Warner out at LAX and asked if he thought Colin would get another shot and Warner made it clear ... he hopes it happens, and he thinks Kaep's past success means he deserves the shot.