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With racist ass Donald Sterling still banned from the NBA for life ... how did Doc Rivers feel about his wife Shelly sitting courtside at Clippers home games this year????

It's an interesting question ... considering Doc went on the radio this week and insinuated that Donald SABOTAGED the team by nixing several trades that would "make you fall off your chair."

So, was this a bigger thrill for the movie star ... or the horse?

Two of the world's most beloved beings came face to long face in Santa Anita on Thursday when Julia Roberts greeted Triple Crown winner American Pharoah as he returned to his barn.

AP touched down in California after a flight from Kentucky ... and reportedly got a 6-unit police escort from the airport to Santa Anita ... where he was greeted by Roberts and her son.

FYI -- Julia was 33-years-old when she won her biggest prize in her field. Pharoah was 3.

Point, horse.

Hip hop star O.T. Genasis loves one thing as much as the CoCo ... parades ... 'cause he tells TMZ Sports not only does he want to go the Golden State Warriors victory parade, he wants to rock the mic!

O.T. stopped in to chat with the gang on "TMZ Hollywood Sports" about the newly crowned NBA champs ... and how they have used his hit song as their unofficial anthem the entire season.

How much does O.T. appreciate the love the Dubs have shown him? He tells us he wants to return it ... by recreating the magic for the team at their victory parade tomorrow in Downtown Oakland.

He's 52-years-old ... but Michael Jordan still strikes fear into the hearts of the NBA's young guns -- including Andre Drummond who says he thinks MJ could still ball him up in 1-on-1.

The Detroit Pistons star was at Gold's Gym in L.A. when we asked about a recent interview in which MJ said he could still beat any of the players on the Charlotte Hornets roster ... but doesn't want to "demolish their confidence."

So, we asked Andre -- who's 21-years-old and one of the best young stars in the league -- if HE thinks he could take the old man ... and he didn't exactly sound like the most confident guy.

Clinton Portis says he didn't blow his entire NFL fortune -- even though he reportedly owes more than $1 million to creditors -- claiming his money issues stem from a bad business deal but he's still "doing fine."

The long story short ... Portis says he's still dealing with the financial fallout from a bad investment deal in 2008 ... where he sank a ton of cash into a casino that ultimately went bankrupt.

Portis -- along with several other former NFL players -- later sued a financial adviser who allegedly duped them into investing in the first place.

"This been ongoing since 2011, 2012 ... we just gotta go thru the court process," Portis tells us. "There's nothing else I can do. My lawyers are currently dealing with this."

Portis continues ... "At the time I was the biggest name and had the deepest pockets. Now, they're trying to hold me solely responsible for what was a bad business deal involving a lot of different people."

Now, Portis reportedly owes more than $1 million to various creditors -- including $450k in taxes, $287k to the MGM Grand in Vegas and has other issues with real estate and car loans.

"My lawyers are on top of it," Portis says ... "I'm still eating. Look at my Instagram. I'm not starving. I'm gaining weight."

Floyd Mayweather is talkin' A LOT of smack about a guy he thinks isn't worthy of a fight -- spitting even more venom at Gennady Golovkin ... after Triple G said he'd beat Money's ass in the ring.

GGG fired the first shots earlier this week ... coming on "TMZ Hollywood Sports" and telling the crew he's 100% sure he'd KNOCK FLOYD OUT if the two pugilists ever shared the squared circle.

Now, Floyd is personally responding to the smack talk ... telling FightHype.com that Gennady is OUT OF HIS MIND if he thinks he can hang with the champ.

Floyd acknowledges that GGG has knocked out his last 20 opponents ... but says all of those guys were NOBODIES ... and claims he's still wayyyyy out of Mayweather's league.

Boss respects Boss ... so says Rick Ross who tells TMZ Sports he's homies with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft ... and says the 74-year-old is a "super cool dude."

Ross says he and Kraft became friends when they "kicked it in the Hamptons" a few years ago ... and they've become better friends over time.

In fact, it's probably why Ross was invited to perform at the Pats Super Bowl party with the team back in February ... when he got Kraft to come onstage and DANCE with his crew.

#BFFs

The Chicago Blackhawks might be a little late to Thursday's victory parade ... because they were out on the town until the wee hours of the morning last night ... raging with champagne and TONS of chicks.

Kris Versteeg, Jonathan Toews and Stanley Cup Finals MVP Duncan Keith were among the players who hit up Studio Paris, a nightclub in downtown Chicago.

In the video, Versteeg can be seen spraying champagne all over the crowd ... and the people couldn't have been more thrilled to be doused.

But the best part might be on the way out when Toews walks out the door ... followed by roughly TEN CHICKS!

Did Arnold Schwarzenegger just invite J.J. Watt to play a T-1000 in the next "Terminator" movie???

Affirmative.

Watt's a HUGE fan of the action legend -- and even did an impression of the guy when they met face-to-face at the CMT Awards in Nashville earlier this month.

Well, Arnold liked Watt so much he hooked him up to see an early screening of his new flick "Terminator Genisys" ... and afterward, made an INCREDIBLE offer to the NFL superstar.

"Of course in the next 'Terminator' you have to be the T-1000."

8:47 AM PT -- Sources connected to Karrueche tell us ... Memphis recognized Karrueche while hanging out at a club and asked for a photo.

We're told the whole exchange was friendly ... but they're definitely NOT dating.

She already kicked Chris Brown to the curb ... now, Karrueche Tran is kickin' it with an International soccer star ... and this guy is RICH!

Tran was hanging out in Miami with Memphis Depay -- a Dutch soccer superstar who plays for Manchester United.

In fact, the 21-year-old phenom just signed a reported $40 MILLION contract with Man U back in May -- so, dude's got money.

So far, no word if Karrueche and Memphis are friends ... more than friends ... or nothing at all.

But if there is something there ... upgrade?

Here's Paulina Gretzky ... back in a bikini ... just 5 months after giving birth.

Hope Solo's husband Jerramy Stevens has touched down in Vancouver ... and Wednesday, the couple was spotted out in public together for the 1st time since the new allegations surfaced in Hope's domestic violence arrest.

We really haven't seen the two together since Stevens' DUI arrest in Manhattan Beach, CA -- when Jerramy was busted in a USWNT van with Hope in the vehicle.

But after the new allegations surfaced ... with cops saying Solo berated officers during her 2014 domestic violence arrest ... it's clear, Stevens felt he needed to be by his wife's side.

Stevens blasted the media earlier this week -- with the former NFL tight end saying the reports surrounding Hope's domestic violence arrest are nothing short of a "witch hunt."

Oscar De La Hoya has made up his mind ... the 42-year-old boxer says he's NOT going to unretire and get back in the ring ... even if Floyd Mayweather wants to fight.

As we previously reported, Oscar has been saying he thinks about making a comeback EVERY DAY of his life ... and told TMZ Sports he has his eyes set on human wrecking machine Gennady Golovkin.

But Wednesday night, seems common sense finally set in ... and De La Hoya said he's 100% DONE -- even if Mayweather offers big money for an extra-belated rematch from their 2007 fight.

By the way, Mayweather "retired" from boxing after that fight ... but ended up coming back.

Justin Bieber vs. President Barack Obama ... they're both obsessed with basketball -- but who would win in a game of 1-on-1???

The man who would know is NBA superstar John Wall ... who's played with both guys this year ... and Wednesday in L.A., the Washington Wizards star gave up the 411.

Wall hooped around with POTUS during the White House Easter Egg roll back in April -- and earlier this month, he got a courtside look at Bieber when he hit the court for Kanye West's bday.

So, who would win?? Watch the clip ...

Jamie Sangouthai -- Lamar Odom's best friend -- did not die from an OD, but it was drug related ... a flesh-eating disease caused by dirty needles.

The exact terms are necrotizing fasciitis -- bacterial skin infection -- and chronic intravenous narcotism -- IV drug abuse ... according to the L.A. County Coroner.

The Coroner says Sangouthai went to the hospital for the infected arm, but the disease spreads quickly and often becomes life-threatening.

Before "Orange Is The New Black" star Ruby Rose was everyone's girl crush ... she was crushing heads ... and TMZ Sports has video of her busting faces in an amateur boxing match back in Australia.

Ruby -- a huge VJ down under before becoming America's Netflix obsession -- stepped into the squared circle in October 2012 and swapped lady leather with a woman named Yi Sia.

Rose DOMINATED the fight from start to finish ... beating Sia so badly, that she turned her back to Ruby during one particularly brutal combination ... just so she could avoid further punishment.

Makes sense ... since Rose claims to have been boxing FULL TIME at one point in her life, and happens to be the the god-daughter of former WBA World Bantamweight Champion Lionel Rose.

No wonder the chicks at Litchfield Penitentiary don't want any beef ...