Shaquille O'Neal I'm Gettin' Into The Candy Game!!! ... 'Bite My Head Off!' 😋

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THEY'RE SHAQALICIOUS!!!
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Shaquille O'Neal let the candy out of the bag this week ... with the Big Fella (accidentally) revealing he's dropping a new gummie with "the biggest candy player in the world!"

With the NBA playoffs in full swing, Shaq was talking hoops with TMZ Sports on Monday when the Hall of Famer's hunger got the best of him, and he exposed a bag that read, "Shaq A Licious XL Gummies"

Are you coming out with candy, we asked?!

LeBron James Sips Expensive Wine At Cavs Game ... Warm Welcome From Fans

LeBron James put the wine in Wine and Gold on Monday ... hitting up the Cleveland Cavaliers' home playoff game against the Boston Celtics with an entire bottle of vino in hand.

The local hero hit up his old stomping grounds to catch the Game 4 matchup at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse ... and when Bron, Savannah and his agent, Rich Paul, made their way to their courtside seats, the folks in attendance showed their appreciation for the Cavs legend.

The team even gave James a special shoutout on the Humongotron ... with a brief montage of his Cavs career highlights, including Cleveland's thrilling 2016 NBA Finals win over the Golden State Warriors.

Brittany Mahomes Reveals More From SI Shoot Sexy Behind-The-Scenes Snaps!!!

Brittany Mahomes just gave her followers a deeper look into her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit photo shoot with some behind-the-scenes pics ... and check 'em out, they're steeeaaaaamy!!

Patrick's wife posted the shots on her Instagram page late Monday night -- in a clear attempt to hype up this week's release of SI's annual bikini edition.

In one image, Britt can be seen rockin' a cowboy hat while in a barely-there red two-piece. In another, the 28-year-old mother of two donned a similar red 'fit -- capped off with a big smile. A third image shows the Chiefs star's boo in a body of water while wearing a tiny fuchsia bathing suit.

Bradley Cooper & Gigi Hadid Get Hot And Heavy At Taylor Swift Show ... Caught On Video

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Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid's passion for one another was on full display at Taylor Swift's Paris concert over the weekend – and their little love sesh was caught on video.

Check out the new footage posted to TikTok ... Brad and Gigi were hanging out with Taylor's NFL star boyfriend, Travis Kelce, in a suite at the pop star's sold-out Sunday show at the Paris La Défense Arena.

As they were grooving to one of Taylor's tunes, Brad suddenly turned to Gigi, pulled her close and gave her a huge lip smacker. The lovebirds then held hands for a bit before Gigi started clapping for Taylor. All the while Travis was fixated on Taylor onstage, waving his arms in the air.

Sylvester Stallone 'Holy Grail' Watch to Fetch 7-Figures ... Watch Expert Sizes Up Auction

Sylvester Stallone is about to score a massive payday after putting his watch collection up for auction, because one of the timepieces could fetch a literal king's ransom.

As you might have heard, the 'Rocky' star is selling 11 watches from his personal collection through Sotheby's next month ... and one crown jewel, in particular, has a watch expert going bonkers 'cause it's incredibly rare (and damn expensive).

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SOME SERIOUS CASH
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YouTube personality Nico Leonard van der Horst -- who knows all things watches -- tells TMZ ... he simply can't believe Sly is parting with his ultra-rare Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime.

Magic Johnson Not Interested In Coaching Comeback ... 'No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No'

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THEY'LL FIGURE IT OUT!!!
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Magic Johnson claims he has no idea who the Lakers' next head coach will be ... but he definitely knows who it WON'T be -- Magic Johnson -- 'cause the Hall of Famer tells TMZ Sports those days are long gone.

The Purple and Gold are currently coach-less after parting ways with Darvin Ham following his second season at the helm ... and when we caught up with the legend last week, he didn't want to speculate on who could fill the seat he briefly held three decades back.

"I couldn't tell ya," Magic said when asked about the vacancy in Beverly Hills. "It's up to the Lakers and Jeanie [Buss] and Rob Pelinka. I hope they get a good one, though."

Rob Gronkowski Shredded Shots To Kick Off His 35th Bday!

While Rob Gronkowski may have made headlines with his frat boy funny stuff at the Tom Brady Roast on Netflix ... there is nothing funny about this birthday boys shirtless shots.

The former NFL tight end has repeatedly hit his social media with some hot selfies and the now 35-year-old athlete and notorious partier is putting his A-list abs on full display.

Khloe Kardashian Brings True & Tatum to See Tristan Play ... For the Very 1st Time!!!

Khloe Kardashian is turning Tristan Thompson's latest NBA game into a family affair ... turning up to his game with a very special entourage -- including their kids.

The reality star and her 2 children with Tristan -- daughter True and son Tatum -- popped up at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Monday ... where the Cleveland Cavaliers are set to face against the Boston Celtics for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... this game is extra special as it's the first time True and Tatum are seeing Papa Bear play professionally. We're told True has been asking to go to a game ... and so Khloe wanted to make this a special outing for her.

Tom Brady First Fox Sports TV Gig Announced ... See Ya In Cleveland!!!

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Tom Brady's taking his talents to northeast Ohio -- the seven-time Super Bowl champion will make his Fox Sports debut during "America's Game of the Week" to kickstart the 2024 season ... a matchup between the visiting Dallas Cowboys and the Cleveland Browns.

TB12 made an appearance at Fox's Upfront 2024 event on Monday ... joining Michael Strahan to show off what "TV Tom" looks like.

Brady discovered he was going to provide analysis for America's Team when Strahan revealed the assignment ... and he immediately got to work.

FLAVor FLAV & Maggie Steffens All in for Women's Water Polo!!! How Team Capt. Scored Olympic Hype Man

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GIVIN' THEM THE PROPS
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Flavor Flav's revving up the hype train for the U.S. women's water polo team, and one of its star players, Maggie Steffens, is still floored by how they landed the celeb endorsement.

Maggie, the team captain, and Flav joined us for a chat Monday on "TMZ Live" ... and she admitted she definitely didn't expect the rapper to answer her IG call for more support for her team.

Fact is, the team's won gold at the last 3 Olympic games -- but still needed something, or someone, to juice TV ratings this summer in Paris.

Indiana Fever 'This Is Nice!!!' ... Caitlin Clark, Fever Hyped Flying Charter

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Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are on their way to Connecticut for the WNBA season opener, and the women are traveling in style -- ditching the commercial flights for a charter -- and they couldn't be more HYPED!

Of course, the WNBA announced last week that they were scrapping regular commercial flights, instead revealing the hoopers would now travel on a plane exclusively for the squad this upcoming season.

The Fever are set to open the season on Tuesday against the Sun ... and Erica Wheeler -- who signed with the Fever in 2023 -- couldn't help but show off the new mode of transportation on social media.

Marshawn Lynch Stars In Ian's New Rap Music Video ... 'Figure It Out!'

Marshawn Lynch is staying busy off the football field ... the former NFL running back was just spotted in the visuals for rapper Ian's new single!!

The music video for the "Figure It Out" track was released on Monday ... and Lynch -- who played 12 seasons in the NFL before hanging up his cleats -- was shown within the first 30 seconds.

Throughout the project, the 38-year-old drives a red pickup around a junkyard in Canada ... while Ian sits in the bed of the truck.

Kim Kardashian SKIMS Partners W/ WNBA ... Skylar, Kelsey, Candace Model Undies!

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Watch out, Nike ... Kim Kardashian's SKIMS brand is continuing to make a splash in the sports world ... this time by partnering up with the WNBA, and tapping some of the league's best and most popular players, including Kelsey Plum and Candace Parker, to model the undies!

"I’m proud to launch this new WNBA campaign starring such an incredible cast of athletes," Kardashian said on Monday. "Championing women and women in sports is incredibly important to SKIMS."

Kardashian hired some of the best female hoopers for the campaign ... Plum, a 2x WNBA champ, retired WNBA legend Parker, and 6x WNBA All-Star Skylar Diggins-Smith.

Boxer Sherif Lawal Dead At 29 ... After KO In Debut Fight

Middlewieight boxer Sherif Lawal has passed away after collapsing in the ring following a knockout punch in his professional debut in the UK.

He was only 29 years old.

Lawal's first pro fight went down Sunday at the Harrow Leisure Centre in London ... where he faced Portuguese fighter Malam Varela (2-4).

Drew Bledsoe Trolls Tom Brady W/ New Gisele Jab ... Not Done Roasting!!!

It's been a week since the 'Greatest Roast Of All Time,' but Tom Brady is still taking a beating ... 'cause Drew Bledsoe just fired off another joke about Gisele Bündchen!!

The former Patriots quarterback made the wisecrack on FanDuel TV this week ... when he detailed the last time he ran into the former couple during a ski trip back in the day.

The 52-year-old explained he recognized TB12 at the bottom of the Montana mountain ... so he decided to ski down and playfully spray his old teammate -- but the plan backfired and he ended up covering the supermodel with snow instead.

Tyson Fury's Dad Headbutts Usyk Team Member ... Wild, Bloody Scrap

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Tyson Fury's dad just went ballistic leading up to this weekend's big fight ... with John headbutting a member of Oleksandr Usyk's crew -- resulting in a bloody mess.

Fury and Usyk are slated to face off in Saudi Arabia on Saturday ... but the Gypsy King's pops couldn't leave the violence to the two boxers when their camps crossed paths on Monday.

The wild altercation broke out minutes ago ... with "Fury" and "Usyk" chants ringing throughout the room as John approached the Ukrainian fighter's group.