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NBA fans confused by Luka Doncic $3M hypercar display before revenge game against Mavericks

A customized $3 million Koenigsegg Regera hypercar stole the show before Luka Doncic faced his ex-Dallas Mavericks teammates

Luka Doncic’s revenge game against the Dallas Mavericks was preceded by a $3M supercar stunt that puzzled NBA fans (
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Luka Doncic’s much-anticipated revenge game against his former team, the Dallas Mavericks, was marked by a show-stopping arrival at the Crypto.com Arena in a customized $3 million Koenigsegg Regera hypercar, painted in the Los Angeles Lakers’ iconic colors. However, instead of wowing NBA fans, the stunt raised more questions.

The purple and yellow Regera, boasting 1,500 horsepower and a NASCAR-style No. 77 decal on its sides, was part of a Jordan Brand campaign that premiered before the game, leveraging Doncic’s departure from the Mavericks.

The commercial featured a hooded figure, presumably Doncic, in a grey sweatsuit, standing beside the hypercar with a Texas license plate. As the soundtrack of George Strait’s ‘All My Exes Live in Texas’ played, the figure replaced the plate with a California tag, signaling Doncic’s new home in Los Angeles.

The actual car then pulled up to the arena, heavily guarded by security, leaving many to wonder if Doncic was genuinely driving it or if it was just a publicity stunt. Car enthusiasts were also left puzzled, speculating whether the car was part of Doncic’s collection of 13 vehicles, especially since he had declined to purchase an orange version of the same model earlier in the spring of 2024.

In addition to its impressive horsepower, the rare and potent vehicle boasts a twin-turbo 5.0-liter V-8 engine. With three electric motors, the Regera can reach 62 mph in a mere 2.8 seconds and 249 mph in just 20 seconds.

It’s reported that only 80 of these speed demons have ever been manufactured.

RM Sotheby, a premier auctioneer of fine vehicles, described the car as “quite possibly the most outrageous exhibition of automotive technology ever offered for sale to the public.”

The auto made its grand debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, and its sleek “Gotham” version sits proudly within the Petersen Automotive Museum in LA. This particular model etched its name in history by being the first road car to shatter the 1998 world speed record previously held by the iconic McLaren F1.

Moving onto the sports arena, after the initial surprise following his trade, Doncic has been knocking out an average of 19 points, eight rebounds, and six assists across four games while sporting his Lakers jersey. He’s basking in the glow of his top performance for the team, especially after last Saturday’s 123-100 triumph over the Denver Nuggets where Doncic dazzled with 32-piece accompanied by 10 rebounds and a solid seven assists.

Chiefs’ Andy Reid sends Taylor Swift message after music star was booed at Super Bowl

Reid said Swift is ‘part of the team,’ like ‘other girlfriends and wives’

Taylor Swift watched the Kansas City Chiefs’ hopes of a three-peat fizzle earlier this month when the Philadelphia Eagles steamrolled the Chiefs to win the 2025 Super Bowl.

Swift traveled to New Orleans in support of the Chiefs and her boyfriend, Travis Kelce. At one point, Swift was shown on the Caesars Superdome big screen at the game.

Some fans inside the building appeared to disapprove of Swift’s presence and promptly directed some loud boos at the music star. During his visit to Indianapolis this week for the NFL Scouting Combine, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid complimented how Swift handled criticism.

Reid described Swift as a “good girl,” saying she has used the right approach when she’s faced scrutiny.

“She’s a good girl,” Reid told Pro Football Talk. “She handles that whole thing the right way. That’s a tough deal. She does a great job of handling it.”

Reid also lauded Kelce for his response to the increased noise.

“Kelce, I think, does a great job with handling it,” the coach added.

Reid suggested that critiques of NFL players’ loved ones often come with the territory.

“She’s part of the team and, like the other girlfriends and wives, they’re part of it. And that’s all part of the process.”

The boos targeting Swift appeared to coincide with some of the boos Chiefs players had to contend with from a seemingly pro-Eagles crowd as they emerged from the tunnel before the Super Bowl kicked off.

Swift and Kelce have maintained a relatively low profile since the Super Bowl. On Feb. 18, the “New Heights” podcast announced there would not be a new episode that week.

“No new episode this week, but WE’LL BE BACK with offseason episodes with amazing guests soon,” the podcast’s official account posted to social media.

Travis and Jason Kelce routinely post new episodes of the podcast on a weekly basis.

Much of the chatter about Travis lately has been about whether he will return to the Chiefs next season. During a recent “New Heights” episode, Kelce said he was “kicking every can I can down the road” as it relates to his retirement decision. He turns 36 in October.

Reid said he urged Kelce to take some time to “get away” before making a decision about his football future.

“I told him ‘Get away. Don’t think about all that. Just relax man. Chill down, and then we got time for that,” Reid said at the combine. “I know it’s out there that there is a deadline, but he and I talk all the time. So, I’ll figure it out from him.”

The Super Bowl loss also brought Kelce’s 12th NFL season to a disappointing end. He finished the regular season with 823 receiving yards, the second consecutive year the star tight end did not reach the 1,000-yard mark.

Last month, during an appearance on “The Stephen A. Smith Show,” Kelce admitted his thoughts on retirement tend to fluctuate, but he plans to “reevaluate” during the offseason.

The NFL veteran also said Swift continues to offer her full support for his playing career.

“She’s fully encouraging me to enjoy playing this game,” Kelce told Smith. “I got all the support in the world to keep chasing these dreams.”

Chiefs general manager Brett Veach suggested Kelce is leaning toward playing in 2025.

“How we left at the end of the season is that he was fired up. He has one more year under contract,” Veach said.

“Still think he has that fire and desire to play and, as far as I’m concerned, there is no deadline. I think we left (it) as he’d be back, and we’re excited to get him back and get him going.”

 

Michelle Trachtenberg, Former Gossip Girl and Buffy the Vampire Slayer Star, Dies at 39

The actress has died at age 39

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Michelle Trachtenberg has died at age 39.

The NYPD confirmed to PEOPLE that police responded to a 911 call at 1 Columbus Place in New York City around 8:00 a.m. on Feb. 26. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 39-year-old female unconscious and unresponsive. EMS responded to the location and pronounced the victim deceased. Criminality is not suspected.”

The investigation remains ongoing. The New York Post was first to report.

Trachtenberg is best known for her roles as Georgina Sparks on Gossip Girl and Dawn Summers on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. However, she got her start in commercials before landing her roles on Nickelodeon’s The Adventures of Pete & Pete and on All My Children.

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Her big breakout as the titular character in Harriet the Spy came in 1996. She also had several other prominent roles across film and television over the years, including in EuroTrip, 17 Again and Ice Princess.

Trachtenberg’s last credited role was in 2023, reprising Georgina Sparks on Max’s Gossip Girl reboot.

In the year leading up to her death, Trachtenberg sparked concerns online from fans who were worried about her health due to a drastic change in her appearance. But she clapped back, saying, “Fun fact. This is my face. Not malnutrition no problems. Why do you have to hate? Get a calendar.”

“I’ve received several comments recently about my appearance,” she wrote in another Instagram post. “I have never had plastic surgery I am happy and healthy. Check yourself haters.”

Trachtenberg’s final Instagram post was seven days ago, where she shared a throwback of herself wanting to “look like naughty #tinkerbell.”

EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are ‘Rethinking Future’ After ‘Heartbreaking Weekend’ That Made Them ‘Re-Evaluate Relationship’

Source: MEGATravis Kelce and Taylor Swift are set for ‘crisis talks], insider say.

 

Lovebirds Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are “re-evaluating” how they conduct their relationship in public after the Super Bowl horror show where she was booed by the crowd.

The pop phenomenon has gone from being the darling of the world to being barracked by NFL fans as 35-year-old Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs were tamed by the Philadelphia Eagles and the blackish has been a tough experience to process for the singer, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

Source: MEGASwift is said to be terrified of becoming a villain instead of a hero to fans.

A source told us: “Wow, it’s been quite the whirlwind for Taylor! Just when she was on top of the world after that fabulous Eras Tour, boom! She gets hit with some serious public backlash.

“I mean, the girl really thinks of herself as a decent person, always trying to do the right thing, so this whole ordeal must be super unsettling for her.

“Rumor has it that she’s been advised to keep a low profile for now. Can you imagine?

“It’s almost like she’s been branded as the bad guy, and that’s gotta hurt!

“Things have definitely taken a weird turn for her and Travis – hello, first big bump in their otherwise fun romance!

“They’ve been having some seriously awkward chats with their teams about when they should step out in public and what the vibe should even be like. Talk about taking the romance out of the relationship.

“And let’s be real, Taylor is not one to back down easily. But with all this hate coming from the public lately, it’s leaving her a little shaken. Friends and family are on high alert, worried about the couple and hoping they can navigate through this tricky phase in their love saga.”

Source: MEGACould Travis soon beb forced to wave goodbye to his singer girlfriend?

Swift, 35, is also still working out how to navigate being caught up in pal Blake Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds’ war with Justin Baldoni.

She was said to have been “backing away” from Lively after getting caught in the bitter feud between the actress and Baldoni, who accused Lively of using Swift to intimidate him during a meeting with the actress and Reynolds over changes to It Ends With Us.

The singer felt like she was being used as an “intimidation tactic” after Baldoni’s blockbuster $400million lawsuit against Lively claimed Swift’s presence made him feel pressured to “comply with Blake’s direction for the script.”

Lively, 37, later “threatened” Baldoni, 41, by comparing herself to the Game of Thrones character Khaleesi in a string of text messages, referring to Reynolds, 48, and Swift as her “dragons.”

Source: MEGABlake Lively has been blamed for dragging Swift into her legal drama.

In the April 2023 texts, which were included in Baldoni’s lawsuit, Lively expressed her disappointment at Baldoni’s lukewarm response to her version of the film’s rooftop scene – which had been praised by her husband and Swift.

Baldoni said in court documents Lively’s GoT reference felt like a threat – making him feel like he had to get on board with her changes or else.

The “unnecessary” comparison was said to be the tipping point for Swift, who had never intended to attend the meeting in the first place – but showed up at Lively’s New York penthouse to find it still in progress.

Swift, whose song My Tears Ricochet is part of the movie’s soundtrack, has been friends with the Gossip Girl star for over a decade.

 

EXCLUSIVE: Justin Timberlake Divorce Rumors EXPLODE as Jessica Biel Marks Star’s 44th Birthday… By Admitting Their Relationship Has Been ‘Devolving’

Source: Jaxon / MEGADivorce rumors have been circulating since his arrest.

 

Justin Timberlake divorce rumors have exploded after his wife Jessica Biel marked the singer’s 44th birthday.

RadarOnline.com can report the 7th Heaven alum admitted the couple’s relationship has been “devolving” in a bizarre Instagram post tribute.

Source: MEGABiel shared a bizarre post to celebrate his birthday.

Over the weekend, Biel, 42, posted a slideshow of photos to celebrate Timberlake’s big day.

She wrote for the caption: “Another year to make memories that I keep sacred in my heart. Another year of joy and challenges being a parent with you. Another year together being curious and creative in the world.

“Another year growing and evolving and sometimes devolving, with you. Another year laughing about it all.Happy birthday, my love.”

The Sexy Back singer commented on the post: “I love you so much!!!”

Despite the loving tribute, rumors have been swirling their romance is on the rocks after the singer’s DUI bust back in June 2024 in Sag Harbor, New York.

A source told RadarOnline.com: “For her to make a dig like that in a birthday message is a clear sign things are not well between Jessica and Justin.

“Fans have gone wild speculating they are headed for the divorce court.”

As previously reported, Timberlake’s DWI report stated the singer failed a series of sobriety tests.

The singer was reportedly “unable to follow police instructions correctly” when he was pulled over on suspicion of drunk driving and “smelled of alcohol.”

He was also allegedly in possession of a vape pen during his arrest.

Despite the descriptions and statements made during the arrest, the Cry Me a River singer insisted he only had “one martini.”

Just a few months later, Timberlake pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in his drunk driving case and was ordered to pay a $500 fine and perform community service.

He pleaded guilty to “driving while ability impaired,” which is a violation under New York law, after he was initially charged with a misdemeanor count of driving while intoxicated.

The singer also had to make a court-ordered apology as part of the plea deal.

He stated outside the courthouse: “This is a mistake that I made but I’m hoping that whoever is watching and listening right now can learn from this mistake.

“Even one drink — don’t get behind the wheel of the car.”

Source: MEGAJustin Timberlake is said to have ‘vowed to change’ for wife Jessica Biel after the bust.

After wrapping up his legal drama, Timberlake still had to face issues at home with his wife following the arrest, which occurred when he was on tour.

Following the arrest, the singer canceled one of his concerts and told fans he was postponing due to an alleged injury.

A source told RadarOnline.com at the time: “Justin’s life has been steadily unraveling since his DUI arrest.

“His wife is really clean-living and after he was caught holding hands on a night out with another woman, things were already strained.

“This arrest and the fact he was with a female friend the night it happened has really brought things to a head.

“There’s no other way to say it that his marriage is now in crisis.”

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Source: KCS Presse / MEGATimberlake had to issue a public apology to his wife back in 2019 after he was caught holding hands with a co-star.

Jessica and Justin started dating in 2007 and got married in 2012.

They share two sons together – Silas, nine, and Phineas, four.

 

Dakota Johnson DESTROYS Justin Timberlake with SHOCKING confession: “I never imagined this” 🤯👇**

Dakota Johnson said Justin Timberlake “was lovely and kind and really welcoming” when they met and worked together on ‘The Social Network’

Dakota Johnson has fond memories of working with Justin Timberlake in The Social Network.

Johnson, 34, recently spoke to her experience meeting Timberlake, 43, on the set of her first professional film role during a video interview with Vanity Fair as she reflected on a number of movie scenes from her career.

“Are you kidding? I was just like 19 and straddling Justin Timberlake and like whipping him in the face with my hair,” Johnson said, in response to a question about whether she held “preconceived notions” about Timberlake before meeting him. “100% had preconceived notions, but he was lovely and kind and really welcoming for a person that was just a stranger.”

“I think that because this was The Social Network and David Fincher we did this so many times that I’m like, I’m in it. I know it, I know all the lines. It’s still there,” she also said, as the scene played on screen.

From Left: Dakota Johnson; and Justin Timberlake.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic; Kevin Mazur/Getty

In the film, she played a Stanford University student who wakes up with Timberlake’s Sean Parker after a hookup, subsequently introducing Parker to Facebook as a product for the first time.

“We did it so many times that I feel like I remember this and it’s happening now,” Johnson joked as the scene played on. “Maybe I was traumatized.”

Dakota Johnson in The Social Network.Max

The actress also added that she “was not allowed to keep” the red underwear she can be seen wearing in the scene, her only moment in the film. “They’re a good little booty short,” she said.

The Social Network famously depicted a dramatized version of Mark Zuckerberg’s founding of Facebook and the subsequent legal battles over the social media network; Jesse Eisenberg, starred as Zuckerberg, while Timberlake played Parker, the founder of Napster and onetime Facebook president.

Justin Timberlake in The Social Network.Max

Johnson and Timberlake previously shared a mini Social Network reunion when she hosted Saturday Night Live back in January; the musician and actor appeared on stage together during the episode’s monologue before Timberlake performed as the episode’s musical guest.

Johnson had reminisced about working on The Social Network with Vanity Fair before: in 2022, she and Andrew Garfield, who portrayed Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, spoke to their experiences on the film’s set with the outlet.

“You and Jesse were so busy on that movie, and I was obviously in it for four seconds, but I spent a few days on set just watching,” she told Garfield, 41, at the time. “I remember sitting down with you guys when you were having lunch one day, and you asked me loads of questions.”

“Is He Making Fun?” Justin Timberlake Sparks Debate With Surprising Gesture During Concert in Boston 

“Is there anyone here tonight that is driving and … no, I’m just kidding,” Timberlake joked with his audience at the TD Garden

Justin Timberlake performs at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on June 25, 2024. Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty

Justin Timberlake appears to have poked fun at his recent legal troubles during his latest concert in Boston.

On Saturday, June 29, the 43-year-old Grammy winner spoke to his Forget Tomorrow World Tour crowd at the TD Garden, when he seemed to allude to his June 18 DWI arrest with a brief joke.

“So uh, is there anyone here tonight that is driving and … no I’m just kidding,” Timberlake said, apparently nodding to his arrest over a week before in Sag Harbor, New York, for allegedly driving while intoxicated.

Timberlake’s brief one-liner prompted an uproar of laughter and applause in the nearly 20,000-capacity arena, before he asked his real question: “Is there anyone here tonight, that it’s your first time here to the show? Is there anybody here that you’ve been to 1, 2, 3, maybe 4 of our shows?”

Justin Timberlake’s June 2024 mugshot from the Sag Harbor Village Police Department.Sag Harbor Police Department

“For all of you that it’s your first time tonight — on a serious note — I hope that you feel the fellowship and the love,” he continued.

The *NSYNC alum then used the remainder of his speaking intermission to reiterate some of the points he already made during a few other shows — specifically, his June 22 gig at Chicago’s United Center, where he acknowledged fans who he’s “grown up with.”

“For those of you that have been with me through all the weird haircuts … don’t act like y’all didn’t have bad haircuts! I took one for the team. Maybe like 3 or 4 for the team, but who’s counting,” Timberlake said in Boston. “But it’s been almost three decades together, you guys.”

Timberlake’s latest onstage comments arrive almost two weeks after his June 18 arrest, when the pop star was pulled over after leaving the American Hotel in Sag Harbor and charged with one count of DWI and two citations. Timberlake’s citations were for allegedly running a stop sign and failure to keep in lane.

He’s due back in court on July 26, however, PEOPLE has learned the hearing will be virtual, and that Timberlake’s lawyer will attend on his behalf as the singer will be on tour in Europe at that time.

Per an arrest report obtained by PEOPLE, an officer spotted Timberlake’s 2025 BMW “fail to keep on the right side of the roadway” and drive through a stop sign. After a traffic stop, the officer claimed Timberlake “performed poorly on all standardized field sobriety tests.”

According to the report, the singer told authorities, “I had one martini and I followed my friends home.”

Timberlake’s attorney, Edward Burke Jr., said in a statement on June 19: “Mr. Burke looks forward to vigorously defending Mr. Timberlake against these allegations. He will have a lot to say at the appropriate time. He is currently awaiting full discovery from the DA’s office.”

A source told PEOPLE on June 27 that Timberlake and his wife, Jessica Biel, are focused elsewhere following his arrest and “have faith in their legal team and continue to focus on work and their family instead.”

“They’re always supportive of each other’s careers,” the source added. “Jess would never miss a show when she’s able to attend. She’s excited for him. They’ve moved on from the arrest.”

The insider’s comments came after Biel, 42, was spotted dancing in the crowd during her husband’s tour stop at Madison Square Garden in New York City on June 25.

Timberlake hits the stage again at the TD Garden on Sunday, June 30.

 Justin Timberlake’s ‘Stage Malfunction’ Has Fans Glued to One Spot—And It’s NOT His Mic! See the Video

A mid-show moment involving the Grammy winner in a harness has gone viral on TikTok with a fan-captured video garnering 5.5 million views

Justin Timberlake on The Forget Tomorrow World Tour in Vancouver on April 29, 2024. Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty

Fans were looking right at the other half of Justin Timberlake after a stage malfunction during one of his concerts drew too much attention below the belt.

The Grammy-winning singer, who’s currently on his best-selling Forget Tomorrow World Tour, went about business as usual while performing at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Dec. 12. However, a wardrobe malfunction involving a tight-fitted harness has been going viral.

A TikTok video filmed by a concert goer showed Timberlake, 43, trying to situate himself in the harness and fans we all abuzz about how it seemed to accidentally highlight his groin.

In the clip, Timberlake can be seen pulling at the bottom of his shirt in order to cover the area.

The harness is used for his performance of “Mirrors,” during which he sings over the crowd on a suspended platform.

Justin Timberlake.Kevin Mazur/Getty

The comment section of the video, which has reached 5.5 million views as of writing, included a few quips comparing Timberlake’s mishap to a malfunction Chris Brown had during one his 11:11 Tour shows in Canada this past summer.

Comments referring to “Chris brown in a harness” didn’t specify the incident, however Daily Mail reported on an accident that highlighted Brown’s “manhood” while The Hollywood Reporter shared a video of the singer stuck in the air mid-concert.

Timberlake hasn’t yet commented on the malfunction or the video.

Justin Timberlake.Kevin Mazur/Getty

The Forget Tomorrow World Tour, which is anticipated to be one of the bestselling tours of the year, kicked off in April. Timberlake announced the news on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in January after releasing his single “Selfish.” He released his sixth studio album Everything I Thought I Was on March 15.

In October, Timberlake postponed tour dates from Oct. 23 to Nov. 2 following a diagnosis with bronchitis and laryngitis. He then canceled the Dec. 2 show in New Orleans due to an ongoing back injury.

Timberlake’s two-hour long concerts features a 29-song set list that includes fan favorites such as “My Love,” “Cry Me a River,” “Suit & Tie,” and “Rock Your Body” as well as songs from his newest project.

Lance Bass SUPLICA a los fans que ‘perdonen’ a Justin Timberlake tras las explosivas revelaciones de Britney Spears

“I just feel like the world is so full of hate right now that we need to practice a little forgiveness,” Bass said

Justin Timberlake; Lance Bass. Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic, Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic

Lance Bass hopes fans will forgive Justin Timberlake.

The former *NSYNC band member, 44, recently spoke up about his thoughts on the recent backlash his former bandmate has been getting after Britney Spears made several revelations about their previous relationship in her memoir The Woman in Me.

“Look, I mean everyone has their own opinion,” Bass said, according to a video released on TMZ. “I just feel like the world is so full of hate right now that we need to practice a little forgiveness.”

“Britney did. So, let’s take a note from her,” he added.

Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears during The 44th Annual GRAMMY Awards – Clive Davis Pre-GRAMMY Party at Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, United States.L. Cohen/WireImage

Justin Timberlake Turns Off Instagram Comments Following Ex Britney Spears’ Book Release Bombshells

The “Better Place” singer, who appeared to be at the airport, noted that he already purchased Spears’ memoir and was planning to “read it on the plane.”

“Everyone deserves to tell their story,” Bass shared. “She did and, you know, I hope the fans can again find some forgiveness.”

Earlier this week, Timberlake turned off his Instagram comments after the “Toxic” singer dropped several bombshells in her memoir about their 1999 to 2002 relationship. This included allegations that he cheated on her and that she had an abortion after Timberlake told her that he “didn’t want to be a father.”

Britney Spears Reveals How She and Justin Timberlake Kept Her Abortion a Secret — Even from Her Family

“I loved Justin so much. I always expected us to have a family together one day. This would just be much earlier than I’d anticipated,” Spears wrote in the book. “But Justin definitely wasn’t happy about the pregnancy. He said we weren’t ready to have a baby in our lives, that we were way too young.”

Though he has not yet commented on Spears’ revelations, Timberlake has expressed regret for his past behavior and shared support for Spears as she sought to end her 13-year conservatorship, which was officially terminated in November 2021.

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“We should all be supporting Britney at this time. Regardless of our past, good and bad, and no matter how long ago it was… what’s happening to her is just not right,” he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter at the time. “No woman should ever be restricted from making decisions about her own body. No one should EVER be held against their will… or ever have to ask permission to access everything they’ve worked so hard for.”

Spears told PEOPLE via email ahead of her memoir’s release that, “It is finally time for me to raise my voice and speak out, and my fans deserve to hear it directly from me. No more conspiracy, no more lies — just me owning my past, present and future.”

Is Travis Kelce Ready to Retire? NFL Insider Says…

After weeks of rumors that Travis Kelce might retire from the Kansas City Chiefs, an NFL insider offered an optimistic insight into his future on the team.

Travis Kelce might wear his jersey for another fortnight.

Over a week after the Kansas City Chiefs star and his teammates were defeated by the Philadelphia Eagles in the Feb. 9 Super Bowl, NFL reporter Dianna Russini addressed rumors that the 35-year-old will retire soon.

“I can tell you from just having a few conversations with people around the league over the last few days,” Russini, who’s also an insider for The  Athletic, said in a Feb. 20 interview on The Rich Eisen Show, “there’s definitely a sense that Travis is going to try to play more.”

In fact, the journalist also noted that Travis—who’s served as the Chiefs’ tight end since 2013—hasn’t been anxious about the future of his career, saying, “I haven’t heard anyone say, ‘Yeah, he’s really struggling with what he wants to do.’ It’s definitely leaning more toward that.”

While that optimism sounds promising, Russini added his thoughts on retirement “can change.”

“This is going to be his decision,” she clarified. “But for this Chiefs’ operation looking to move forward here, I think they feel pretty good that Travis has got a little bit more left in him.”

Russini’s words come nearly a week after Travis shared his thoughts on potentially securing his final touchdown. In a Feb. 12 episode of his New Heights  podcast, he said he’s not rushing to make any permanent decisions at the moment.

“I know everybody wants to know whether or not I’m playing next year, and right now I’m just kicking everything down the road,” he told his co-host and brother Jason Kelce, who retired from the Philadelphia Eagles last March. “I’m kicking every can I can down the road, and I’m not making any crazy decisions.”

Russini isn’t the only insider that’s hinted Travis could play for a few more seasons. Shortly after the Chiefs’ devastating championship loss earlier this month, Patrick Mahomes noted his teammate “knows he still has a lot of football left in him.”

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“You can see it,” the quarterback, 29, said of Travis’ ambition at the time. “He always makes plays in the biggest moments, but it’s if he wants to put in that grind because it’s a grind to go out there and play 20 games and get to the Super Bowl. He’s done enough to be a gold jacket guy and a first-ballot Hall of Famer.”

Meanwhile, Travis said his biggest cheerleader—girlfriend Taylor Swift—is also “encouraging him to enjoy playing this game.”

Keep reading to see more iconic moments in the tight end’s football career….
1. Travis Kelce may be inextricably linked to Kansas City, Mo., for life, but he grew up in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.And the man represents, shouting out his hometown instead of his alma mater, University of Cincinnati, during game broadcasts that include player introductions.Which, as you might guess, has irked some fellow alums. “It’s not because I don’t appreciate the time I had at the University of Cincinnati, because I do, I cherish it dearly,” Travis said in 2019 when he and big brother Jason Kelce were inducted into the Cleveland Heights High School Hall of Fame. “But there was a time when I was at Cincinnati that it wasn’t easy for me. It was tough. I got my scholarship taken from me. I did a lot of dumb things. I’m sure a lot of people in this room know someone from Heights that’s done a lot of dumb things. To all my friends, I was that guy.”And the Heights weren’t just special to him, he continued, but “to every single person up here. How diverse this place is. It builds something in me. Every single thing I do is for this city. It sounds cliche, but I promise you, every single thing I do out there — when you see me dancing in the end zone, that’s Cleveland Heights, for you, right there.”
2. About that revoked scholarship…After the Bearcats’ undefeated 2009 season that included a Big East title, Travis failed a marijuana test ahead of the 2010 Sugar Bowl after partying too hard on New Year’s Eve in New Orleans.Not only did he miss the bowl game, the NCAA suspended him for the 2010 season and he lost his scholarship. Finding himself without room and board, he moved in with Jason (literally into his brother’s room in the house he shared with some teammates) and took a job as a telemarketer that entailed him asking anyone who picked up if they had thoughts about the Affordable Care Act.They did, and Travis could not wait to get back on the field.

3. Travis played hockey, baseball and basketball before getting into football, and he was a quarterback in high school. In fact, he was a two-star QB recruit for Cincinnati, and only ended up switching to tight end as a condition of his reinstatement to the team after his suspension.”We had an awesome quarterback at the time in Zach Collaros and we needed some help in the run game as well as the passing game,” Travis told Arrowhead Pride after he was drafted by the Chiefs in 2013, “so I talked to coach Butch Jones, who was my coach at the time, and he said we need a tight end and my skill-set, athleticism and my direction all transferred over and it worked out perfect for me.”Or, as he put it to GQ in 2017 while rehashing his un-shining moment, “Everybody my entire life had been telling me I was a tight end anyway.”
4. The house at 127 W. Nixon St. where Travis bunked with Jason and some fellow Bearcats was the scene of a lot of beer-infused shenanigans.The brothers “used to love playing Nintendo 64 for hours, smashing the controls and chugging beers at the same time,” college friend and teammate Tom DeTemple told the New York Times before the 2024 Super Bowl. “They would just come up with these random drinking games while playing, and they were incredibly good at it.” 5. And suffice it to say, Travis is extremely proud of being a Bearcat.”It’s all about Cincinnati, baby,” he told reporters before the 2023 Super Bowl, which the Chiefs got to by beating the Bengals in the AFC Championship Game. “I’ve always been extremely prideful of coming from the University of Cincinnati. I finally got my diploma. I try to help out as much as I can. I go back to the university when I can. I just miss being around all those players that I played with, and all the people I met along the way there that have always been in my corner throughout the ups and downs of life.”And when he was down in the eyes of the NCAA, he continued, “The players, the coaches, the staff that was at the university at the time—really believed in me to be able to turn things around and do better for myself. That was huge for me at the time.”
6. Almost a decade after leaving college to enter the draft, Travis earned his degree in interdisciplinary studies in 2022—but didn’t pick up his diploma until April 2024 during a surprise commencement ceremony after he and Jason taped a live episode of New Heights at Cincinnati’s Fifth Third Arena.The graduate was already holding a can of beer as he approached the dean for his congratulatory handshake, after which he promptly chugged it.And Travis was going to graduate in 2022 but he missed his flight.

7. Largely due to his off-the-field issue, Travis ended up only the fifth tight end picked in the 2013 NFL Draft, going first in the third round to the Chiefs. After which coach Andy Reid, who’d previously coached Jason in Philadelphia, asked the elder Kelce sibling to vouch for Travis.Andy and Travis have three Super Bowl rings to show for Jason’s endorsement.8. His hype  music may have changed since, but for years Travis listened to Randy Newman‘s “Burn On” before every game.”I’m an east side of Cleveland kid so growing up, I don’t know why, but this song brings me back to thinking about family and thinking about where I am in life and how much I appreciate it,” he said on the NBC Sports  podcast PFT Live in 2017.Let us explain: It’s in the opening credits of Major League, the ultimate Cleveland sports movie.
9. Everyone, including Travis, is mispronouncing his last name.While he and Jason have just gone with Kelce sounding like “Kel-see,” it actually rhymes with “else.”Travis’ teammate Chris Jones fired off that bombshell on Inside the NFL in January—”F–king crazy, right?”—and the brothers confirmed as much when they confronted their dad Ed Kelce about it on their New Heights podcast.”Why in the world did you change your name out of nowhere and now we are Kel-see?” Jason asked. “Why did we think that our name was Kel-see for the first 24 years… 27 years of my life, 25 of Trav’s?”Ed admitted he “got tired of correcting people” but urged his son to “do whatever you want.”
10. The No. 87 Travis has worn throughout his time in the NFL is a tribute to Jason, who was born in 1987.”If there is a Kelce legacy, two brothers making it to the NFL, it all started in 1987, because this big guy was born in 1987,” Travis explained to NFL Films ahead of the 2023 Super Bowl featuring his Chiefs squaring off against Jason’s Philadelphia Eagles.11. Travis’ foundation 87 and Running has been a longtime benefactor of Operation Breakthrough, a nonprofit learning center in Kansas City that the athlete has worked with since his first visit in 2015 to read The Cat in the Hat to the kids.Yes, reader, he wore the hat.Since then, Travis has invested in the program’s Smart Lab and bought the former muffler shop next door so they could expand and create their Ignition Lab, where the young scholars converted old cars that could’ve ended up on the scrap heap into working electric vehicles.

12. Travis and Jason call their New Heights listeners “92 percenters” in reference to Jason once commenting that a play known as a quarterback sneak worked “92 percent of the time” when all you need is one yard to score a touchdown.Fans were apparently quite tickled and basically christened themselves the “92 percenters,” according to the podcast’s website, which likened it to “their secret handshake, but in words.”Who were the Kelce brothers to argue with that?
13. Travis has three personal trainers—Alex Skacel, Andrew Spruill and Laurence Justin Ng—and, according to The Athletic, one usually travels with him wherever he goes to ensure he remains in football-catching shape all year round.Alex, who’s also a physical therapist, recalled Travis wanting to go for a late night run after taking in a slate full of shows during Paris Fashion Week because he missed working out that day.”It’s midnight, and we’re doing sprints over the bridges over the river,” the trainer told the New York Times in April. “No matter where he is, he finds time to get done whatever he needs to get done.”14. Travis’ personal chef, Kumar Ferguson, has been a friend since the fourth grade in Cleveland Heights. He was an amateur cook working as a truck driver in 2016 when Travis called him up and offered him the opportunity.”He’s like, ‘Hey man, I want to take my diet seriously, and take it to the next level,’” Kumar told Vanity Fair in 2023. “I’m like, s–t, let’s do it. Three or four days later, I was in Kansas City.”He’s been responsible for everything from stocking Travis’ fridge to delivering well-balanced lunches to the Chiefs’ training facility.
15. Travis’ facial hair is under the microscope more than ever now, so he explained on New Heights that he shaved his off-season beard and kept the ‘stache in 2023 as an homage to the walrus look favored by Andy Reid and decided to repeat in 2024.

16. The $34.25 million two-year contract Travis signed in April 2024 made him the highest-paid tight end in the NFL for the first time in his career.Which finally put an end to years of chatter about how much money he wasn’t making.”My managers and agents love to tell me how underpaid I am,” Travis quipped to Vanity Fair in 2023. “Any time I talk about wanting more money, they’re just like, ‘Why don’t you go to the Chiefs and ask them?’”But by then, with many other sources of income having opened up for him, he cared more about the vibes than the paycheck.”I’m like, the free market looks like fun until you go somewhere and you don’t win,” he explained. “I love winning. I love the situation I’m in.”Seeing other players’ huge paydays “hits you in the gut a little bit,” he admitted. “It makes you think you’re being taken advantage of. I don’t know if I really pressed the gas if I would get what I’m quote-unquote worth. But I know I enjoy coming to that building every single day.”
17. Travis has been into clothes since growing up in Cleveland Heights, where his high school “was like a fashion show every day,” he told Vanity Fair in 2023.Hence the bedroom he converted into a closet, the better to house his designer threads and more than 300 pairs of sneakers—including a pair of size-13 Nike Air Mags that he spent a sizable portion of his rookie year salary on despite them being a size too small.”Earlier on in my career, when they didn’t have all these sneaker apps,” he explained to the Wall Street Journal, “it was whatever size I could get in the shoe that I wanted.”While he’s very much a Nike guy (and not just because the brand sponsors him), Chuck Taylors also hold a space in his heart because they remind him of fictional baseball phenom Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez in The Sandlot.
18. Among his dozens of investments, Travis co-owns Ohio-brewed Garage Beer with Jason.”I think everyone knows I like to have a couple beers now and then,” Travis said in a June statement, “so being an owner of Garage Beer and heavily involved in making the best light beer is exciting, man! There is nothing better to bring people together than an ice-cold beer, and for Jason and me that is what beer is all about—friends, family and fun.”19. We’re sensing a theme when it comes to Travis’ guilty pleasure TV choices.Back in the day, it was Gossip Girl: “I mean, it’s awesome,” he said on New Heights. “It like a New York high school show with a lot of drama and basically everybody gossiping and talking s–t on each other.”His new favorite show? Peacock’s Emmy-winning backstab-a-ganza The Traitors.

20. In his 12th year in the NFL at 35, Travis has been more open of late about the toll the game takes on the body.But he’s been stoically getting hammered since day one, when he missed his rookie year with a microfracture in his knee that required the first of the 10 surgeries he’s had in his career.
21. Travis put it out there, talking on New Heights about his thwarted attempt to give Taylor Swift a friendship bracelet with his number on it when the Eras Tour touched down in Kansas City.And after hearing through the grapevine (people in her camp who knew who Travis was and that he wanted to meet her), she contacted him.”She told me exactly what was going on,” he told WSJ. Magazine, “and how I got lucky enough to get her to reach out to me.” 22. One of Travis’ favorite desserts since forever is French toast topped with whipped cream and syrups.But more recently he’s become a fan of his girlfriend’s homemade Pop-Tarts and cinnamon rolls.23. At least one of Travis’ ringtones is Chris Farley shrieking “For the love of God!” in Tommy Boy.”I told Taylor that I have that world, I’ve got to introduce it to her,” he told WSJ. The Magazine of sharing his affinity for the comedy stylings of Farley, Adam Sandler and Will Ferrell with his girlfriend. “I let her know: This is my jam right here.”
24. After screaming “You’ve got to fight for your right to party!” after their AFC Championship win over the Bengals in 2019, Travis inspired the Chiefs to start playing the Beastie Boys song of the same name following every home game touchdown at  Arrowhead Stadium.”It’s like an energy multiplier. That’s hard to quantify just how important that is,” Chiefs general manager Brett Veach told ESPN in 2020. “He plays with that kind of character, charisma, passion, and he brings people along with him. In our building, everybody is friends with Travis Kelce. He is an ultimate energy giver. He elevates everybody’s mood, focus, attention and at the end of the day, he’s still fun.”But the boisterous celebrant who brought it into their lives admittedly didn’t know all the words to the 1986 classic until he was tasked with performing it with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show in February 2023.

25. Speaking of his jams, in May 2024 Travis cited his three favorite Taylor songs as “Blank Space,” “The Alchemy” and “So High School.”Asked about it in September, however, his answer had changed to, “They’re all my favorite—literally every single one.”
26. Comparisons to the Chiefs’ legendary tight end Tony Gonzalez, who retired in 2013 after 17 seasons in the league, started early for Travis.In 2015, when the chatter about whether he would, in fact, surpass Tony’s achievements—and how disappointing it would be if he didn’t—was heating up, Travis said he paid the noise no mind. “Nobody puts bigger expectations on me than myself,” he told Complex. “I want to have the greatest season statistically that a tight end has ever had.”On Sept. 29, Travis surpassed Tony to become the Chiefs’ all-time leader in receptions with his 917th catch.”It’s crazy how things always come full circle,” Travis said on New Heights. “Being at the top of the leaderboard with the Kansas City Chiefs who have been around since the ’60s, one of the beginning organizations that made it all the way through that are still at their peak. And a lot of that is due to the rich history they have and to a guy like Tony Gonzalez, who has been a mentor to me. I f–king love the guy.”27. Of Travis’ many accomplishments, keeping his house in order on his own isn’t one of them.”He can’t clean,” mom Donna Kelce told Extra in September. “He can’t cook.”But perhaps hosting a special someone when she’s in town has served as extra motivation to get it together.”He’s getting a little better,” Donna acknowledged. “I think he’s getting some help.”