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Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his family just live a much more lavish lifestyle than the rest of us. The undefeated boxer threw his daughter Iyanna a big birthday party on Saturday night to celebrate her turning 13 on Monday. Naturally, Mayweather brought in nothing but the best for his girl. He noted on Instagram that singer Justin Bieber and actor Kevin Hart showed up for the party. We wouldn’t be surprised if the two even performed there.

During an episode of “All Access” before his fight with Robert Guerrero, Mayweather was shown spending some quality time with his daughter (the fact that cameras were recording it all didn’t ruin the intimacy of the day did it?). He took her to the movies and rented out the entire theater so that it would be private. The whole theater. When you’re a part of The Money Team, this is just how life is.

Below is a photo of Iyanna with Hart:

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If Orlando Magic guard JJ Redick was a fan of Justin Bieber, he would not be the first grown man to have come down with a case of Bieber Fever. The Biebs typically appeals to young girls between the ages of 8 and 15, but there are many exceptions. Redick may have attended Bieber’s concert at the Amway Center in Orland last week, but he insists it was not his choice.

“A happy wife is a happy life,” Redick told the Orlando Sentinel. “I have a general rule that if I have an off-day during the season that I owe it to her to do what she wants unless it’s harmful to my well-being. Her and her friends wanted to go.”

Sure thing, bro. Redick said he is not a Bieber fan and that he prefers Indie rock.

“I do not have Bieber Fever,” Redick added, via the Orlando Sentinel’s Josh Robbins. “But I will say that I respect talent. I always respect talent. I’m not a hater. So I’m not a Bieber hater or anything like that. He at one point played acoustic guitar, the drums, the piano. He sang melodies. He sang love songs. He sang pop songs. He sang a rap song at one point. He danced like he was a puppet. I mean, it was incredible. So I have nothing against his talent. It’s just not my taste in music at all.”

He was also asked about Australian teen pop singer Cody Simpson, who opened up for Bieber.

“I don’t know who Cody Simpson is,” he explained. “We got there as he was kind of finishing up his last song. I just know he had a great head of hair and was wearing a wifebeater, and the teenage girls seemed to really love him.”

We all do some things we don’t enjoy to please our significant others, but JJ has teen pop fan written all over him. If college football recruits like this dude and MLB pitchers can admit they have Bieber Fever, there’s nothing to be ashamed of. If Redick didn’t like it, he would have let his wife go with her friends instead of tagging along. We know how it goes.

Chest bump to Ball Don’t Lie

Justin Bieber reportedly is facing a ban from the Philippines for mocking Manny Pacquiao after the fighter was knocked out by Juan Manuel Marquez in his most recent fight. True story.

Word of the proposed ban emerged last week when a Philippines congressional representative first made the proposition. According to ABS-CBNnews, Rep. Carol Jane Lopez not only called for Bieber to be banned, but also to have everyone in the country stop buying his music and attending his concerts.

The pop star angered many people in the Philippines by posting a few Pacquiao knocked out Internet meme photos following the boxer’s loss. One of the photos was of Simba from “The Lion King” trying to wake Pacquiao, and the other was of Pac-Man falling just like Michael Jackson doing his lean in Smooth Criminal:

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Nebraska commit Marcus McWilson is regarded as one of the best defensive back prospects in the country, mostly because of his combination of speed, size and toughness. But the four-star recruit apparently has a soft side.

During a recent interview with USA Today, McWilson discussed his pregame routine. Some might consider it to be a bit embarrassing, but 12-year-old can completely understand where the young man from Ohio is coming from.

“OK, I’ll just admit it; I have to listen to Justin Bieber before I hit the field before a game,” McWilson explained. “That’s right, I said it. I listen to his song ‘Baby’ and I love it. I know I’ll get a lot of flack over this, but that’s just my thing. I’ve gotta do it. I just don’t feel right if I don’t hear it before the game.”

Any reason in particular?

“I just love the song,” he said. “I know most of my teammates like the hard rock and rap songs, but I just like to mellow out before I play. It’s more relaxing and that makes me more loose. I play better when I hear Bieber. That’s just how it is.”

As long as being heckled by Division-I opponents about his love for the Biebs won’t bother him, more power to McWilson. A lot of athletes are superstitious and many of them wouldn’t be comfortable enough to admit what those superstitions entail. We’ve seen Olympic gold medalists and MLB pitchers catch Bieber fever, so I’m sure McWilson isn’t the only college recruit out there who has a case. He’s just one of the few who are willing to admit it.

Helmet smack to Dr. Saturday

Like many of us who watched the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, it sounds like Justin Bieber got wrapped up in the athletic ability and fantastic personality of US swimming star Missy Franklin. The 17-year-old Franklin is an admittedly huge Bieber fan, as evidenced by the time she went nuts after he sent her a congratulatory tweet.

Back in August, Justin decided to send her a massive care package loaded with t-shirts, CDs, posters and other stuff. Franklin tweeted a photo of the goods when she received them:

Come to find out, Missy had to send it all back. During a recent interview with ESPN the Magazine, Franklin explained how the gifts from the Biebs nearly jeopardized her amateur status.

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One of the most popular forms of rookie hazing in the NBA comes in the form of wearing a humiliating backpack. While MLB teams like to make their rookies wear speedos and parade around Times Square, NBA veterans go a bit easier on their new guys and simply make them wear book bags that you would find at your local Toys “R” Us store. As you can see from the photo above that was taken from this video on Suns.com, Phoenix rookie Kendall Marshall is dealing with the Justin Bieber backpack treatment at the start of training camp.

“I’m gonna make it a fashion statement,” Marshall said confidently. “I’m gonna wear it all the time to the point where they’re gonna be mad like, ‘This doesn’t phase him.’ That’s where I’m going with it.”

The Timberwolves forced Ricky Rubio to wear a similar backpack last season, and he also took it in stride. At the end of the day, repping the Biebs is much better than having to wear these backpacks that the Nuggets’ veterans forced their rookies to carry around. If Marshall truly can turn it into a fashion statement, he’ll earn some serious respect from his teammates.

Missy Franklin was probably in heaven after winning her first gold medal at the Olympics on Monday, but little did she know another amazing surprise was yet to come.

The 17-year-old received a congratulatory tweet from teen heartthrob Justin Bieber hours after winning gold:

Safe to say she was more thrilled about hearing from Bieber than winning the medal? You could argue that.

Franklin may already be one of the best swimmers in the world, but she’s still a teenager who attends high school, hangs out with friends, paints her nails in cutesy colors, and loves Justin Bieber’s music. Reactions like that prove just how grounded she is despite emerging as a national star.

I think we’re ripe for a collaboration when Franklin returns from London. Maybe Bieber could cast her in one of his music videos. Hey, if he sees this video of Franklin dancing, there’s no way he would turn her down.

Photo Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports