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It's time to start buying into the Cooper Flagg hype if ya haven't already ... 'cause NBA star Jaime Jaquez Jr. tells TMZ Sports that after playing with the phenom this summer, he's the real deal.

Flagg -- the No. 1-ranked H.S. player in the nation in the 2024 class -- and Jaquez Jr. teamed up to help prep America's men's national squad for the Olympics in early July ... and Flagg put on a show.

According to those in the Las Vegas gym at the time, he dazzled as he repeatedly got buckets against LeBron James, Steph Curry and the rest of Team USA's roster.

Eagles cornerback Isaiah Rodgers is still a bit of a newcomer to Philadelphia, but he clearly understands the city's hatred for the Cowboys ... as he just copped some new cleats that feature a Dallas diss on 'em!

TMZ Sports has learned ... Rodgers -- who signed with Philly in August 2023 -- scored the feet heat from his go-to guy Rodney Jackson recently ... and upon initial glance, they don't make much reference to the Birds' NFC East foe.

Check 'em out, the Nikes have a Spider-Man theme to them ... featuring Peter Parker's web, eyes and logo.

Kendall Jenner's shedding tears, Justin Timberlake's losing something important and an arm wrestling legend is challenging an NFL star ... all this on today's TMZ TV Hot Takes.

First up on "TMZ Live," Harvey and Elex explain why Kendall sometimes cries herself to sleep at night.

A pole vaulter's walking away empty-handed because his pole malfunctioned ... no, not the one he uses to vault -- the one barely contained by his leotard!

Anthony Ammirati -- a prominent French pole vaulter -- had his first heat Saturday morning ... and, while he expected to flip over the bar and land in the final, he ended up catching his smaller vaulting pole on the crossbar.

Check out the clip ... AA goes up just fine, but when he's coming back down he ends up knocking the bar down with his impressive bulge -- and down comes the bar.

2:05 PM PT -- Yep, no way this controversy's going away ... 'cause Republican VP candidate J.D. Vance just mentioned it during his rally in Georgia -- claiming the far left thinks it's okay for men to punch women in the face.

Imane Khelif's dealt with a very emotional week ... with tons of people online questioning her gender and calling her names -- and, she let it all out after her quarterfinal win.

The Algerian Olympian beat Hungary's Anna Luca Hamori Saturday morning ... winning by a unanimous decision in her QF match -- and, tears immediately came pouring down her face.

Watch the video, Imane leaves the ring and her team has to comfort her -- with racking sobs coursing through her. It ain't just about the punishment in the ring obviously ... it's about all the pressure outside of it too.

Adele's getting the gold medal in Olympics obsession ... 'cause it seems she's so into the event she put her entire show on pause -- all to watch an 11-second race.

The singer-songwriter performed in Munich, Germany Saturday ... and, in the middle of the show she took a break to watch the women's 100-meter final -- broadcasting it on the stadium's massive screens

A hush falls over the crowd as the race begins ... taking just under 11 seconds for Julien Alfred from Saint Lucia to win the gold. U.S.A. stars Sha'carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson took silver and bronze respectively.

Simone Biles took another step toward co-owning a gold-medal record ... but, she's going to need to be perfect over her last two events to etch her name in history once more.

The most decorated U.S. gymnast in Olympics history won a gold medal in the vault final Saturday ... the seventh gold medal of her career, putting her just two away from tying the record of nine gold medals -- the most of any female gymnast.

If you haven't watched the event yet -- spoiler alert -- but, it's worth checking out anyway, 'cause Simone's still pulling off moves the world's barely ever seen ... some named after her BTW.

Morgan Wallen gave a big treat to his fans at his Kansas City show Friday night – bringing out none other than hometown Super Bowl champions Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes.

The country singing sensation hit the stage at Arrowhead Stadium in KC, popping up unexpectedly with Travis, Patrick and their teammate Chris Jones.

Check out the vid ... Morgan led the NFL stars through a hallway inside the arena while "WHISKEY WHISKEY," Wallen's collaborative song with Moneybagg Yo, played in background.

Larsa Pippen is not sweating Marcus Jordan's new arm candy ... and she's moving on with her dating life too ... namely, with a reality TV star.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Larsa doesn't care her ex-boyfriend is on vacation with an IG model, because she's also casually dating someone herself ... Netflix/MTV star and country musician Zay Wilson.

In fact, Zay performed at Larsa's 50th birthday bash a few weeks ago ... and TMZ obtained video of them dancing together.

Terence Crawford's career is far from over and he's achieved more than just about any active professional boxer ... there's just one thing he's missing, an Olympic medal.

But, Bud ain't sweatin' it!

TMZ Sports spoke with the undefeated champ as the 2024 games in Paris were in full swing -- including boxing -- a sport Crawford currently dominates.

Damian Priest is the current WWE World Heavyweight champion ... but he wants more -- telling TMZ Sports that he hopes to build a resume worthy enough to earn a spot in the WWE Hall of Fame.

The champ joined Mojo Muhtadi on the  "TMZ Sports" TV show (airs nightly on FS1) ... and talked about his long-term goals now that he climbed the mountain in WWE and secured a world title.

"I need more, I'm not complacent," Priest said. "I'm the world heavyweight champ, but now what can I do? Can I be one of the greatest champions? Can I defeat every major Superstar, can I main event and continuously belong in that spot? Those are the things that matter to me now. Can I build a resume that can be Hall of Fame worthy?"

Khabib Nurmagomedov is arguably the greatest ever to grace an MMA cage, so with Deiveson Figueiredo training with the undefeated former UFC champion ahead of his fight with Marlon Vera, we asked "Chito" if he was concerned with the Brazilian star's secret weapon.

"I don't give two f***s who he trains with," 31-year-old Chito bluntly told TMZ Sports (let's be real, if you've followed Vera, you could've guessed his answer.)

36-year-old Figueiredo reportedly spent time training with The Eagle on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi ... the location of Saturday's UFC on ABC card.

Britney Spears is getting a movie made about her life, Bianca Censori is not covering up and Bronny James is getting the video game treatment ... all this on today's TMZ hot takes.

First up on "TMZ Live," Harvey and Elex break down Britney's upcoming biopic and her role in the creative process.

Swimmer's take your mark ... and show 'em what you're workin' with! These famous fellas are the total PACKAGE and making quite the splash with these snaps!

The Olympics are in full swing and after seeing these pros in action, you yourself will be swimming circles around these sexy studs in speedos!

Keep an eye out for USA's Hunter Armstrong flexing poolside and Brazil's Guilherme Basseto is also making quite the flash splash!

We've assembled shredded swimmers from all over ... Australia, Brazil, France and let's just say: God Bless the USA!

The Los Angeles Lakers honored Kobe Bryant with the second of three statues to memorialize the Hall of Famer on Friday ... with the most recent iteration featuring his daughter, Gianna.

Pics of the final product were leaked outside Crypto.com Arena on Friday. The sculpture replicates the image of Kobe and Gianna sitting courtside at a Laker game in December 2019.

Purple and Gold flowers surround the monument -- with a plaque featuring a quote from Bryant describing his daughter and how proud he was to be a girl dad.

Stephen Curry is used to people approaching him asking for autographs and pictures, but the tables were turned in Paris -- with the Golden State Warriors superstar geeking out over the Team USA women's table tennis squad!!

The cool moment occurred at the men's basketball practice ... when Curry made sure to hang out with the guests of the hour -- and was handed the ball by one of the coaches. Curry then asked the team to add their Hancocks to the tiny surface area.

Curry returned the favor to the team ... as he signed some merch as well -- much to the group's delight.