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Timothée Chalamet brought along his good luck charm Kylie Jenner for the Knicks-Pacers playoff game Thursday night, but they didn't seem to catch much of the on-court action because they were too busy making out.

The famous couple -- and diehard Knicks fans -- had some of the best seats in Madison Square Garden for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals -- although it didn't really matter since they were mainly focused on their own personal activities.

Check out the shots of  Kylie sucking face with Timothée, which practically went on all night. Every time a camera zeroed in on the lovebirds, it appeared they were locking lips. A video was also posted to Instagram by Page Six that showed Kylie and Timothée smooching with their hands all over one another.

As for their fondness for the Knicks, Timothée wore a blue and orange jacket to match his favorite team's colors. Kylie was sporting a Knicks cap at one point in the night with a tight white shirt and black leather pants.

Despite all their PDA, the pair didn't miss the entire Knicks' 111-94 victory over the Pacers. Photos showed them periodically watching and rooting for their team.

This isn't the first time Timothee brought his good luck charm to a Knicks game. You may recall, Kylie and her sister, Kendall, joined Timothée at the Knicks-Celtics semifinal game earlier this month -- and the Knicks ended up with the big win.

Any Yankees fans still shedding tears over Juan Soto's Pinstripes departure can go ahead and put a pause on the waterworks ... 'cause Cody Bellinger's dad tells TMZ Sports NYY actually got better by not keeping the star slugger.

In fact, Clay Bellinger said this week he doesn't think it's particularly close ... explaining the haul his former team was able to get with the $700-plus million they had earmarked for Soto was significant.

"You're getting three or four guys instead of one," Clay said. "It ended up being a no-brainer. For me, anyway."

Everyone who potentially saw the tragic golf cart accident involving John Elway and his agent, Jeff Sperbeck, has been interviewed by cops ... and there is still no evidence to suggest a crime occurred, TMZ Sports is told.

According to Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, police officers have spoken to all parties who were in the area near where Sperbeck fell off an Elway-driven ride back on April 26 ... and "there is no evidence or statement to indicate this is nothing more than a tragic accident."

Bianco added in his Thursday statement to TMZ Sports, "We determined the case would remain open until we contacted all residents who might have video of the path traveled."

Shakira fans who should’ve been shimmying their way to her Boston concert tonight are now shaking with frustration instead -- the show’s been scrapped last minute!

The Colombian singer was set to light up Fenway Park on Thursday and Friday, but both nights got the axe after a staging issue popped up during rehearsal -- and it's also lights out for Jason Aldean and Brooks & Dunn were also supposed to hit that same stage Friday.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... during a routine pre-show check, structural elements were identified as not being up to standard, so the shows were canceled by Boston Inspectional Services. All team members are safe.

Gage Goldberg is giving new meaning to "like father, like son" after a trip to the tattoo parlor ... and his WWE legend pops, Bill, tells TMZ Sports he was at a loss for words over the incredible gesture.

We caught up with the Goldbergs not long after Gage got inked up with his father's signature body art ... and as it turns out, having matching tats was entirely the 19-year-old's idea.

"It's the biggest honor I could be bestowed that my son would have a matching tattoo of mine," Bill said. "You know you're indifferent sometimes about things that your children do, but there's no negative to this one, man."

The New York Knicks are on the brink of elimination, but if they want to climb back from down 3-1 against the Indiana Pacers ... they gotta stop what they're doing and listen to Robert Horry!!

TMZ Sports caught up with Big Shot Bob at LAX on Thursday -- hours before Game 5 tips off at Madison Square Garden -- and picked his brain on what the home team will have to do in order to stay alive.

Of course, Horry knows what it takes -- he was part of the 1995 Houston Rockets team that clawed back and defeated the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference semifinals and eventually won the Finals over the Orlando Magic.

Pat McAfee's WWE-style promo against famous New York Knicks fans during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals isn't sitting well with John Mellencamp ... who seems to be calling out the former Colts punter for his antics -- dubbing it "poor behavior."

The 73-year-old shared ahead of Game 5 between the Pacers and Knicks that he was disappointed "Hoosier hospitality" was not extended to the NY guests at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Tuesday.

"I was embarrassed when somebody, under whose direction I don't know, called out some of the people who had made the trip from New York to support their team -- and in turn, support our team," Mellencamp wrote on X.

The man who allegedly plowed his vehicle through a sea of celebrating Liverpool FC fans earlier this week has just been hit with over half a dozen criminal charges, officials announced.

Merseyside Police Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims said Thursday 53-year-old Paul Doyle has been charged with two counts of unlawful and malicious wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, two counts of causing unlawful and malicious grievous bodily harm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, two counts of attempted unlawful and malicious grievous bodily harm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and one count of dangerous driving for his alleged actions during Liverpool FC's trophy parade on Monday.

Sims revealed Doyle has been taken into custody ... and will appear before a judge on Friday morning to face the charges.

MLB phenom Paul Skenes got a special shoutout from his hot girlfriend for his 23rd birthday ... a friendly reminder of how good it is to be the Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher.

Former LSU gymnast, internet sensation and S.I. Swimsuit cover model Livvy Dunne shared the romantic post in honor of her man's big day on Thursday ... saying, "Happy birthday little baby @paulskenes 🤍🎂"

Dunne also published some lovey dovey snaps of their time together -- a fancy sunset dinner, getting ready for a formal outing, hanging at a Tigers game and flying on a private jet.

Diego Maradona's healthcare team, who allegedly neglected the soccer legend so badly he died, will NOT be found guilty in court -- at least not immediately -- after a mistrial was declared in an Argentine court.

The case against seven healthcare workers, charged with homicide with eventual intent, was derailed after one of the three judges overseeing the case, Julieta Makintach, was revealed to have appeared in a documentary that touched on Maradona's death.

Makintach stepped down earlier this week, but it wasn't enough to preserve the case. On Thursday, prosecutors were told they'd need to start all over.

A new trial date has not yet been set.

Josh Allen has made his way to California ahead of his big wedding day ... touching down at the airport with his golf clubs in hand before tying the knot with Hailee Steinfeld.

Fresh off participating in voluntary practices with his teammates, the Buffalo Bills superstar popped up at the Van Nuys Airport on Wednesday ... and he looked like he's got a trip to the golf course on the itinerary before meeting his future wife at the altar.

While deets have been kept under wraps for the most part, Allen's left tackle, Dion Dawkins spilled the beans on the date back in March ... telling NFL Network his QB and the award-winning actress would exchange vows this upcoming Saturday.

Ariana Biermann won't be doing any hard time after her DUI arrest ... because she only needs to complete probation and a few community service hours.

The daughter of Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann received 24 months of probation and 40 hours of community service as part of her sentence earlier this month in a plea deal.

During her probation, the court is ordering Ariana to stay away from drugs and alcohol ... and, not to associate with anyone who possesses illegal drugs.

One of Diddy's former stylists just said on the stand at the rap mogul's trial that Cassie had a relationship with ex-Miami Dolphins player Andre Branch.

Deonte Nash -- who worked for Diddy from roughly 2008 to 2018 -- remembered the linebacker as "the cute football player" ... after prosecutors had asked him if Cassie and Branch dated.

Nash didn't elaborate much further on the stand about the two's alleged romance ... though he did testify that Cassie had a relationship with Michael B. Jordan as well.

Naomi Osaka is really going through it after her first-round exit from the French Open ... not only did she show off the current state of some gnarly blisters on her hand -- she also expressed her desire to take a break from tennis altogether.

The 27-year-old star put her injuries on display on Thursday ... saying she can't fully bend her fingers due to vesicles on her knuckles.

After losing to Paula Badosa in three sets on Monday, Osaka revealed she's been dealing with the ailment since the Italian Open earlier in the month ... as the friction from clay courts causes the issue.

The Minnesota Timberwolves season ended after a 3-1 series loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder Thursday night, but you won't catch Anthony Edwards moping around about the loss ... Ant Man's pumped to run it back!

Edwards, alongside Mike Conley, met with the media after the T'Wolves playoff exit ... where they were asked to reflect on the season, and asked to talk about the pain of failing to reach the Finals for a second straight year.

"It's exciting," Ant said. "I don't know why people think it would hurt. I mean, it's exciting for me. I'm 23, I get to do it a whole bunch of times. I'm hurt more so for Mike. I came up short for Mike."

Testimony from celebrity stylist Deonte Nash continued Thursday in Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC ... after he told the jury Wednesday he witnessed the rap mogul threaten former girlfriend Cassie's singing career with the release of sex tapes of her.

On the stand Thursday, Nash said while he was in Miami to style rapper Lil Kim, he confirmed he set Cassie up with actor Michael B. Jordan. He was then asked about Andre Branch, a former NFL linebacker, who Cassie also dated.

Combs' defense asks Nash whether he was aware of the relationship with Branch ... he said "Oh, the cute football player? Yes. But I never met him." He's also asked about an NBA player referred to only as Brandon.

Diddy's defense attorney Xavier Donaldson proposes to read text messages back and forth with Nash ... Nash looks at the messages, and says "Oh, you got some names in here." They proceed to role-play the exchange. Some of Cassie's facial injuries seem to be referenced in the messages. Nash is asked if he was aware Cassie was having threesomes with other men -- he replies, "Ugh. No, she didn't tell me."