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10:56 AM PT -- Officials say Drew Gordon was driving a three-wheel Vanderhall Carmel when he crashed with a GMC Sierra pickup around 1 PM on Thursday.

Gordon died at the scene, while the 25-year-old driver of the GMC and a passenger were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Officials say the preliminary investigation indicates Gordon's vehicle crossed the center line and made contact with the GMC ... and impairment does not appear to have played a role in the accident.

Former NBA player Drew Gordon -- the brother of Denver Nuggets star Aaron Gordon -- died in a car accident in Portland on Thursday. He was just 33 years old.

Gordon was a star athlete growing up in California ... earning All-American honors at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose.

He went on to play college ball at UCLA and the University of New Mexico for two seasons each ... and later signed with numerous professional clubs in Europe, before making his NBA debut with the Philadelphia 76ers in November 2014.

Luka Doncic just wanted to enjoy a cold one after leading the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA Finals, but Michael Finley had other plans ... smoothly jacking the superstar's beer in a hilarious moment.

The 25-year-old Slovenian hooper and his teammates celebrated the franchise's first Western Conference title since 2011 on Thursday ... easily handling the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of the series, 124-103.

Naturally, the Mavs were in great spirits after clinching a matchup with the Boston Celtics ... but when Luka posted up alongside his pops and sipped a blonde ale during the postgame festivities, the former pro-turned-exec intervened.

Caitlin Clark's fiery temper flared up once more during the Fever vs. Storm game Thursday night ... when she got so mad at Victoria Vivians, she actually got all up in the WNBA star's face on the court.

The incident happened in the second quarter of the sell-out contest at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse ... when Clark banked in a 30-plus footer, despite Vivians' hand in her face.

After the long 3-pointer, Clark had a few words for Vivians ... which clearly ticked off the Storm guard.

The woman who berated Kylie Kelce during a confrontation in New Jersey earlier this month has just issued an apology for her "heated" actions.

If you missed it ... the altercation went down over Memorial Day Weekend, when Andrée Goldberg's attempt to get a picture with Kylie and Jason Kelce outside of Steve & Cookies in Margate City went sideways.

Witnesses say Goldberg snapped after the Kelces declined the photo-op ... claiming she got in Kylie's face, and yelled that the Eagles star's wife "will never be allowed in this town again." Parts of the impassioned argument were captured on video.

Kris Jenner and Faye Resnick are remembering their late friend Nicole Brown Simpson ... detailing their last interactions with her before she was tragically murdered.

The two women opened up about their last words with Nicole for the new Lifetime documentary, "The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson" ... revealing she was focused on helping Faye get sober rather than her own problems in 1994.

The way Faye tells it, she relapsed just two days before Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman were killed ... and, it was actually NBS who worked on putting Resnick into rehab.

If the U.S. Women's Water Polo team wins gold at the 2024 Olympics, the medal won't be the only bling they'll bring home ... 'cause Flavor Flav tells us he's ready to hook Team USA up with custom-made clock pendants!

If you missed it, Flav is sponsoring the Women's Water Polo squad ... so when TMZ Sports ran into the rap legend at LAX this week -- rockin' a "Team USA" clock -- we asked if he planned on gifting the women their very own.

"If that's their wish," Flavor Flav said. "If that's their wish, listen, I got 'em!"

Celibacy, a prank perhaps gone too far and another Kim and Kroy police encounter. Check out these stories from our TMZ TV shows Thursday.

On "TMZ Live," Harvey and Courtney discuss Kim Zolciak calling the cops on estranged husband Kroy Biermann.

Donald Trump's still got fans in the fighting community after he was found guilty in his hush money case ... with star athletes like Ryan Garcia, Michael Chandler and Tito Ortiz making it clear they got their guy's back.

The 25-1 boxer wrote a message on his Instagram and X account shortly after the jury found Trump guilty of all 34 counts in a NYC courtroom on Thursday ... saying, "You are about to witness the next president being elected while in jail."

"Trump will still win. He’s the only president I heard mention Jesus."

Jorge Lopez is expressing some deep regret after the New York Mets decided to part ways with him on Thursday ... issuing an apology for his actions on the field -- and further clarifying his postgame comments.

"First and foremost, I apologize to my teammates, coaches, fans, and front office," Lopez said in a statement. "I feel that I let them down yesterday, both on and off the field."

As we previously reported, Lopez was ejected from Wednesday's game after arguing over a check swing call ... and proceeded to throw his glove into the stands.

Former NFL star Everson Griffen was arrested again for DWI this week ... after officers say they initially stopped the four-time Pro Bowler for driving his Bentley at a high rate of speed.

Minnesota State Patrol tells TMZ Sports a trooper pulled over the 36-year-old defensive end for allegedly going 82 MPH in a 55 MPH zone in Minneapolis around 11:35 PM on Tuesday.

According to the criminal complaint, cops say they could smell alcohol in the vehicle -- which had two people inside -- and Griffen had "slightly watery eyes." When asked when his last drink was, he said around 1 PM.

1:35 PM PT -- Mets manager Carlos Mendoza addressed the decision to designate Lopez for assignment ... saying the team has standards and his actions would not be tolerated.

9:48 AM PT -- Lopez is clearing the air on his comments ... saying he was really calling himself out, not his teammates.

"Who ever hear me I said teammate and what I said on the situation I been the worst teammate thanks media for make it worse," he wrote on Instagram.

A bad outing for Mets reliever Jorge Lopez got worse and worse as the night went on ... 'cause not only did he throw his glove into the stands after getting ejected, he also unloaded on his team in a post-game interview -- and now, he's losing his spot on the roster.

The whole meltdown started shortly after Lopez gave up a two-run home run to Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani amid the Mets' late-game collapse ... when he started arguing over a checked swing call during the next at-bat.

Lopez got in a heated argument with the third-base ump over the ruling ... which resulted in him getting booted from the contest.

The former WWE employee accusing Vince McMahon of sexual assault and sex trafficking has agreed to hold off on her lawsuit at the request of the U.S. government ... as the feds conduct its own investigation into the former wrestling mogul.

Janel Grant filed the bombshell suit against McMahon and former WWE exec. John Laurinaitis back in January ... claiming she was coerced into sex acts to elevate her career within the company, among other disturbing allegations.

As it turns out, the government is already doing its own probe into the matter ... and asked Grant to put a pause on her suit to avoid any potential interference, which she agreed to do.

NY Giants star Darren Waller -- who's also a musician -- is opening up on his love life, in song form, dropping a new track about failed past relationships just months after his ex, WNBA star Kelsey Plum filed for divorce.

The latest single is titled "Who Knew (Her Perspective)" ... and Waller said he wrote it from the viewpoint of a woman trying to love him.

"I’ve struggled with intimacy in romantic relationships my whole life, and I recognize the toll it has taken on the lovers I’ve been close to," the 31-year-old said on Thursday.

A golfer at the U.S. Women's Open hit a birdie on Thursday ... but not one she was hoping for -- 'cause a winged creature is now dead after it got absolutely rocked by a ball.

The sad moment went down on the 12th hole at Lancaster Country Club ... when cameras captured the participant's approach shot.

As the ball came down from the sky, a bird was just chilling on the green ... and unfortunately, it was the worst case of being at the wrong place at the wrong time.

Brooks Koepka's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model wife, Jena Sims, is proving she's serious about her bikinis ... rocking a two-piece while showing off her golf swing!!

The Koepkas went on a luxurious getaway to the Bahamas recently ... and thankfully, they provided a ton of content to allow their followers to live vicariously through them.

Naturally, tiny bathing suits were part of the dress code -- even on the course, where Sims hit some balls as Brooks watched nearby.

The United States Women's National Team got a Prime Time surprise as they prep for the 2024 Summer Olympics ... a personal visit from NFL legend Deion Sanders!

The meet-up happened on Wednesday at the University of Colorado ... as America's best soccer players prep for the Games in Paris.

Sanders -- entering his 2nd year as head football coach of the Buffaloes -- wanted to show the ladies some love while they were on campus ... so he showed up to surprise them and they were stoked!