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Jason Kelce has received both support and backlash following his viral phone-smashing incident ... but ex-NBA player Rashad McCants is undoubtedly in the future Hall of Famer's corner -- telling TMZ Sports he has no issues with how the Eagles legend dealt with the unruly Penn State fan this weekend.

Kelce's recent outburst has the masses split ... with those in opposition saying he crossed the line by repeating homophobic slurs a man made about his brother, Travis, prior to spiking the cell on the pavement.

The former North Carolina Tar Heels superstar shared his two cents while out in L.A. this week -- before Kelce himself addressed the situation on "Monday Night Countdown" -- and he said the instigator should be counting his lucky stars it didn't escalate further.

Shohei Ohtani went under the knife on Tuesday to repair a torn labrum ... just 10 days after the Dodgers superstar partially dislocated his left shoulder during game 2 of the World Series.

The World Series champs made the announcement Tuesday afternoon, saying 30-year-old Ohtani was successfully patched up by the team doctor, famed Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Neal ElAttrache, after the slugger was injured while attempting to steal second base on October 26.

While the baseball world knew Shohei was dealing with a shoulder injury, the torn labrum is news to fans ... with many applauding his efforts to push through despite obviously being in significant pain.

Zach Bryan looks like he wants nothing to do with Brianna LaPaglia after their nasty split ... because she claims he's blocked her on social media!!!

The Barstool Sports personality, best known as Brianna Chickenfry, revealed she's been blocked by Zach on Instagram ... ahead of a diss track she's about to drop.

Brianna teased the song -- dubbed "Smallest Man" -- ahead of its Wednesday release and folks in the replies were quick to comment, ripping her for not having the courage to tag Zach in the post.

Conor McGregor and a woman who's suing him for sexual assault came face to face in a courtroom on Tuesday ... as the civil trial over the allegations against the UFC star commenced.

The proceedings went down in Ireland -- roughly three years after a hair colorist, Nikita Ni Lamhain, filed a lawsuit in which she claimed McGregor and another man had sex with her against her will following a 2018 Christmas party.

According to The Irish Times, Nikita testified that on Dec. 8, 2018, she had drunk alcohol and taken cocaine at a holiday get-together at her work ... when a short time later, McGregor picked her and her friend up and took them to a nearby hotel.

The man who dropped the n-word multiple times in a wild scuffle with police officers during the Georgia vs. Florida college football game on Saturday allegedly threatened a woman just moments before the chaotic incident went down.

Jacksonville Sheriff's officers wrote in a police report, obtained by TMZ Sports, that officers were first called to the scene after a female security guard at Everbank Stadium said the man -- ID'ed as Walter Brown -- had made a threat toward her.

The cops stated in the docs the woman had tried to eject Brown from the venue over it -- but he was combative ... and said "he was not going anywhere."

Joel Embiid just got hit with a suspension as a result of his physical altercation with a reporter ... receiving a three-game ban for his actions after the Sixers' loss to the Grizzlies on Saturday.

The whole issue stemmed from a column from Marcus Hayes of the Philadelphia Inquirer ... who criticized Embiid's absence from games -- making questionable comments about his late brother and son in the process.

Embiid confronted Hayes at Wells Fargo Arena shortly after the weekend matchup with Memphis ... reportedly saying, "The next time you bring up my dead brother and my son again, you are going to see what I’m going to do to you and I'm going to have to ... live with the consequences."

Kim Kardashian is sure to say "crikey" when she hears how she played a role in one crocodile winning big at an annual croc race Down Under.

Check it out ... one reptile, aptly named Kim Krocdashian, emerged victorious after facing off against other small saltwater crocs at a race in Darwin, Australia on Monday.

The beast, measuring just over 3 feet in length, took off down the grassy track at the Berry Springs Tavern ... leaving several rivals in its wake.

Elon Musk went in hard on Jennifer Lopez ... saying it's rich she's warning people about Donald Trump but was mum about ex-boyfriend Sean "Diddy" Combs for all these years.

Musk appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast and did not mince words ... "J Lo was like his ex-girlfriend and it's like now deciding she's like warning people against Trump. How many people did she warn against Diddy, right? Oh zero, ok. Maybe we shouldn't trust her."

As you know, J Lo and Diddy dated from 1999 to 2001. Several allegations against Diddy supposedly occurred during that time frame, including an alleged assault against a 13-year-old girl.

The L.A. Dodgers fan who had a firework explode in his hand during a viral World Series celebration-gone-wrong last week has lost two of his fingers, his dad announced this week.

Kevin King Sr. told Fox 11 Los Angeles his 25-year-old son, Kevin King Jr., is now without the pointer finger and the middle finger on his left hand ... and has already undergone two surgeries to repair the damage the firework caused.

Unfortunately, King Sr. said King Jr. will require a third procedure soon.

LeBron James joined the legion of hip hop heads who "reminisce over" DJ Clark Kent -- honoring the late producer's memory for his millions of followers to see!!!

The King was feeling reflective ahead of the Lakers matchup last night against the Detroit Pistons, and posted his flawless kick game ... the Nike Air Force 1 Low DJ Clark Kent "The List" exclusive sneakers.

LeBron also soundtracked the Clark Kent homage with Freddie Gibbs' newest single "On The Set" ... after proclaiming his new album "You Only Die 1nce" to be the bee's knees.

It's been two years since Draymond Green punched Jordan Poole in practice ... but the two clearly haven't entirely buried the hatchet -- 'cause the NBA stars got testy with each other during Monday night's game.

Poole and his Washington Wizards hosted Green's Golden State Warriors ... and unsurprisingly, the former teammates taunted each other during the Dubs' 125-112 victory.

They had several exchanges in the contest ... and at one point, Wizards rookie Carlton "Bub" Carrington started chatting with the four-time champ -- before Poole intervened and put a stop to it.

Taylor Swift's brother, Austin, took swift action to protect one excited fan from a combative security guard ... intervening before someone emerged as the "Anti-Hero."

During the singer's "Eras" tour stop in Indianapolis over the weekend, a fan wearing a Travis Kelce costume tried to get the attention of the Kansas City Chiefs tight end ... who popped up in the VIP section of the stadium to cheer on his superstar girlfriend.

As the passionate Swiftie -- who donned a full NFL getup, helmet and all -- tried to get Travis to look over at her, the guard grabbed her by the elbow and began guiding her away from the floor.

Donald Trump just scored a major celebrity endorsement on Election Eve -- Joe Rogan has officially thrown his support behind him for president.

With just hours to go before Election Day, Joe took to X to formally endorse Trump while plugging his new 3-hour interview with Elon Musk -- writing the Tesla owner made one of the most compelling cases for Trump he’s ever heard, and that he’s on board with every word.

Joe made it crystal clear that Elon's points on Trump align with him deeply -- and he ended his post with, "For the record, yes, that’s an endorsement of Trump. Enjoy the podcast."

The viral headstand celebration has taken the NFL by storm ... and New York Giants legend Eli Manning was the latest to get in on the fun -- hitting the move after the Chiefs secured a game-winning touchdown on "Monday Night Football."

The crazy celly first made waves during a college football game in Texas ... when a wide receiver on the Incarnate Cardinals propped up on his head after hauling in a deep touchdown pass.

Fast forward to NFL Sunday ... and the likes of Amon-Ra St. Brown and Drake London did their own versions of the celebration after they found the end zone in their respective games.

Jaxson Hayes will continue to suit up for the Los Angeles Lakers as the NBA reinvestigates his 2021 arrest ... and that was proven to be the case on Monday, when the 7'0" center logged minutes in his team's loss to the Detroit Pistons.

Hayes played nine minutes -- scoring five points, three rebounds and a steal -- in the 103-115 defeat ... and some fans were puzzled as to why JJ Redick chose to call his number after TMZ Sports shared new video of a verbal and physical altercation with his then-girlfriend, Sofia Jamora, at her L.A. home.

As we previously reported, the NBA reopened its probe into the player hours after our article was published ... and Hayes, Jamora and the Lakers all said they would cooperate with the inquiry.

New body cam footage from the Florida Gators-Georgia Bulldogs game on Saturday shows more fighting in the crowd between cops and a spectator — with the n-word being thrown around like punches.

Check it out ... it starts off with two cops — one Black and the other white — approaching a Caucasian man kicking back in a stadium chair with a woman standing behind him.

The officers tell the man he needs to move because he's sitting on private property — but the guy doesn't budge and threatens to "kill a cop."