The man who attacked Steve Buscemi on a New York City street last year reportedly offered an apology while being sentenced in the case this week … though he tacked a caveat onto his mea culpa.

Clifton Williams — the 51-year-old man who punched Buscemi in an east Manhattan neighborhood last May — was sentenced to six months in jail, plus five years’ probation for attacking Buscemi and another individual on the same day.

Williams pleaded guilty to the two attacks last month, and he apologized in court according to the New York Post … though he did seem to indicate something went down between him and Buscemi to provoke the attack.

Remember … Buscemi revealed he was attacked last year — with a dude walking up and clocking him before taking off.

Video of Buscemi taken moments before the attack shows him having a seemingly normal day … saying a quick word to a woman before crossing the street — where Williams then apparently sucker-punched him.

Clifton was arrested for the crime at a New York City homeless shelter a few days after the attack happened.

Hours after Luka Doncic‘s emotional return to Dallas … he was still in the city while his team was already back in Los Angeles — attending a local meet and greet with fans instead of jetting back with the team.

Doncic swung by a local Dicks store on Thursday to promote his newly released Jordan Brand sneakers. The 26-year-old did it all …  signed autographs, talked with some local kids and even checked some lucky patrons out at the register.

It marked the first time Doncic was back in Big D, the city he called home for nearly seven years, until Nico Harrison and co. traded him to L.A. in one of the most shocking moves in NBA history.

Doncic is likely already back in the City of Angels … as the team is set to host the Oklahoma City Thunder later tonight at Crypto.com Arena.

Patrick Schwarzenegger says he held out against his fiancée’s attempts to cajole ‘White Lotus’ spoilers out of him … though he did admit he hooks up on the show — and revealed his better half’s shocking reaction when she finally found out who he got down with.

The actor stopped by “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” Thursday … revealing Abby Champion — to whom he’s been engaged since 2023 — kept asking him questions about episodes before they aired.

Apparently, Patrick says AC wanted to know who dies … and, when he wouldn’t tell her, she followed it up with questions about who Patrick hooked up with on the show.

In case you haven’t seen the show, spoiler alert … Patrick’s character Saxon kisses his brother Lochlan, played by Sam Nivola, and the two have an incestuous threesome with Chloe, Charlotte Le Bon‘s character.

Hearing your fiancée only really hooked up with his own brother probably wouldn’t provide relief to many people … but, Patrick says Abby had a different reaction — joking the two wouldn’t have had any fights if he’d just told her he and his onscreen bro were shacking up.