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You know what makes John Salley happy?? A GREAT BADONK ... and last night in Bev Hills, the former NBA star was a very happy man.

TMZ Sports was talkin' with Mr. Salley outside Mr. Chow when he stopped the conversation dead in its tracks -- to focus our attention on a gigantic booty that was shuffling our way.

John smiled ... traded some high fives with our photog ... and then dropped this nugget: "Ya never stop being an athlete."

Cristiano Ronaldo is a big fan of the 5-on-1 ... at least when it comes to his massages -- and the soccer phemon just posted a photo to prove it.

The Real Madrid star just tweeted a pic showing a handful of team trainers getting their deep tissue on ... while a mostly naked Ronaldo lies on a table giving a thumbs up.

He included the caption, "Getting ready for next year with the last massage."

Six months after leaving the WWE, former wrestler/announcer Matt Striker has resurfaced ... as a ROMULAN COMMANDER -- as in, the guy got himself a role in the new "Star Trek" project.

TMZ Sports has learned ... ever since he parted ways with the WWE back in June, Striker's been pursuing a career as an actor -- and recently auditioned for a part in the upcoming TV movie, "Star Trek Equinox: The Night of Time."

We spoke with Matt ... who tells us 13 years of pro-wrestling was great practice, saying "I did some acting as a child, movies like 'Wise Guys' etc. but really my time with the WWE has prepared me greatly for this next stage of my life."

Veteran actor John Savage -- who's starring in the flick -- says Striker was "handpicked" for the part ... telling us "when Matt was presented for audition, we thought we had our guy -- after he read, we knew it."

Savage says Striker's work in the ring was definitely a factor when it came to casting him for the role.

Must not have seen him getting his ass kicked by Kane ...

Former college football star Marcus Vick -- the younger brother of Michael Vick -- was arrested in Georgia this morning after cops say he was driving while high on marijuana ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Law enforcement tells TMZ Sports ... the 29-year-old former Virginia Tech quarterback was driving a 2013 Lexus LX570 which was stopped around 2:30 AM for expired tags.

During the stop, cops noticed the presence of marijuana and Vick was arrested for DUI.

Vick was hauled to a nearby station ... and sources tell us he was booked right around 4:20 AM.

Vick is no stranger to trouble ... he was arrested in Virginia in 2012 for blowing off multiple court dates stemming from driving on a suspended license charge.

Aside from that ... he was booted off the Virginia Tech football team back in 2006 following a string of arrests and convictions and has been involved in multiple legal issues since ... including gun charges.

2:05 PM PT -- According to the police report obtained by TMZ Sports, the arresting officer noticed a strong odor of marijuana on Vick's breath.

Cops say Vick also admitted that he smoked weed just before driving the car.

During the stop, cops say Marcus was not carrying a valid driver's license on his person ... and was not licensed to drive in Georgia.

Cops say Vick had just over $1k in cash in his pocket at the time of the bust ... and his passenger had $6k inside of a book bag.

The fast life is catching up with Dodgers star Yasiel Puig and if he doesn't slow down -- he could kill someone ... at least that's what cops in Florida are saying.

Plus, more trouble for Michael Vick's brother ... can he save himself before it's too late?

Yasiel Puig COULD HAVE KILLED HIS MOTHER if the Florida Highway Patrol didn't stop the L.A. Dodgers star from driving at breakneck speed this weekend ... so says the arresting officer.

TMZ Sports has obtained the arrest report filed after Puig was popped for reckless driving in Florida on Saturday morning.

In the report, the trooper who busted Puig says the 23-year-old was going 110 in a 70 in a white Mercedes -- and passing other cars -- with his mother, friend and cousin in the vehicle.

The officer writes in the report, "By driving in this manner Mr. Puig showed willful and a total disregard for the safety of his mother and the other two passengers and any vehicles on the roadway and placed the life's [sic] of everyone in his vehicle and every vehicle that he was passing on the roadway in danger."

The officer goes on to say that if a crash had occurred, "His mother and the two passengers would not [have] survived as resulted [sic] of his action."

Puig was arrested for reckless driving -- the second time he's been busted for driving like a maniac this year.

Andrew Bynum is NOT the lazy slacker he's being portrayed as in the media ... he's actually a hardworking CHAMPION ... so says one of Bynum's former teammates.

Philadelphia 76ers star Evan Turner hit the clubs in L.A. Sunday night (after putting a hurtin' on the Lakers) ... and told us Bynum busted his ass during his short stint in Philly (2012-2013).

"I played with Bynum and he worked hard," Turner said ... "TWO world championships man. The dude's doing the right things, he's [just] getting injured."

Sorry KC fans, the Chiefs ain't got a Vulcan chance in hell of winning the AFC ... so says "Star Trek" god William Shatner, who tells TMZ Sports the Lombardi Trophy's got Peyton Manning's name written all over it.

Shatner and his family had just touched down at LAX last night (he's even got his vacation hat on) ... when he told us why he's supremely confident that Denver won't be stopped in the NFL Playoffs.

Turns out ... Captain Kirk and Captain Manning are "boys."

Jerry Jones is no Nostradamus.

With the Dallas Cowboys once again choking in the 4th quarter (and once again missing the playoffs) it reminded us about Jerry's bold pre-season prediction when he told TMZ Sports ... THE COWBOYS WOULD WIN THE SUPER BOWL.

He was wrong.

4:27 AM PT -- Hospital officials now say Schumacher is in critical condition and describe his injury as "severe head trauma.

Officials also say Schumacher was in a coma when he arrived to the hospital and required emergency brain surgery to save his life.

He is now surrounded by family and friends.

Michael Schumacher -- one of the greatest race car drivers of all time -- was hospitalized Sunday after suffering a major head injury while skiing in the French Alps, this according to his rep.

A rep for the Meribel resort, where the accident took place, says Schumacher fell and hit his head on a rock while out with his 14-year-old son.

The 44-year-old racer was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

Schumacher never lost consciousness, according to local reports ... but he was rushed to a local hospital before being transferred to a bigger hospital for a more thorough examination.

The Meribel rep says, "[Schumacher] was shocked, a little rattled but conscious."

Andrew Bynum's NBA troubles might stem from the fact that he simply DOESN'T LIKE BASKETBALL ... and is only playing because it's an easy career for a 7-footer ... so says ex-NBA star Jason Williams.

Williams -- the #2 overall pick in the 2002 Draft -- didn't seem too surprised with Bynum's recent suspension from the Cleveland Cavaliers (conduct detrimental to the team) because it falls in line with a pattern of behavior from someone who just doesn't love the game.

"Andrew Bynum is Andrew Bynum ... basketball ain't for everybody."

Williams explained, "Sometimes dudes are tall and people expect 'em to play hoop ... and they can hoop and you can make great money doing it, [but it] doesn't mean they love hoop."

"I'm not saying that Andrew Bynum doesn't love basketball, but everything he's been doing doesn't make it seem like he loves basketball, makes is it seem like he's just doing it for the exposure and the money."

Bynum's only 26 ... but he's missed significant time over the years due to injuries ... including a left knee injury last season that he suffered while bowling.

Pat O'Brien and Pete Rose are homies -- and Pat tells TMZ Sports the MLB legend is PISSED about MLB's new ban on home plate collisions ... saying the rule is so wrong, it makes Pete sick to his stomach.

Of course, Rose knows a little something about baserunner vs. catcher destruction -- he famously plowed into Ray Fosse at the 1970 All-Star game (Fosse's still bitter about that btw).

"He's sick about it," Pat says ... explaining, "It's the one highlight in baseball that people wait for. It's a thrill when you see it."

Of course, there's that whole argument about player safety ... BUT WHO CARES?! Now, watch this video of Pete obliterating Ray Fosse. Classic.

LeBron James is losing a battle with nature ... and he needs to stop fighting ... so says Kenny Smith, who tells TMZ Sports LBJ should lose the headbands and ACCEPT HIS BALDNESS ALREADY!!!

Smith is a hair loss expert (look at him) ... in fact, Kenny and the gang at "Inside the NBA" were the first to notice that LeBron was using his headband to hide his rapidly receding hairline.

Now, Smith tells TMZ Sports ... the jig is up -- 'Bron should just pull a Mr. Clean and just shave the rest of it off already before he starts to look like Larry David.

"I'm from the school of thought [where] I let things go before they let me go."

Truth hurts, LeBron.

Hours after retaining his championship belt and possibly ending Anderson Silva's career ... UFC Middleweight champ Chris Weidman continued his campaign of destruction -- by decimating a double bacon cheeseburger.

Weidman partied at Surrender nightclub -- washing down his burger with a cold Miller Lite.

UFC's other big winner Ronda Rousey also feasted in celebration ... she went with family and friends to Wolfgang Puck's restaurant at the MGM for her usual post fight chicken wings.

America!

L.A. Dodgers star Yasiel Puig has something in common with one of the fastest pitchers ever -- they both reach speeds of 110 miles per hour. The only difference ... the pitcher gets in the Hall of Fame and Puig gets arrested.

Yasiel was pulled over this morning in Collier County, Florida. Cops say they clocked him at 110 in a 70 MPH zone. He was arrested for reckless driving and taken to the local jail.

This is Puig's second arrest this year for the same offense. He was arrested in April for going twice the speed limit.

12/29 -- The L.A. Dodgers tell TMZ Sports, "We have spoken to Yasiel and made it clear that we, as an organization, are very disappointed in his recent behavior."

Boyz II Men is officially ready to let bygones be bygones with habitual bet dodger Aaron Rogers ... but they'll NEVER make another friendly wager with the chicken QB ever again.

Wanya Morris -- 1/3 of the R&B trio -- tells TMZ Sports ... both sides have worked out their issues after Rodgers refused to sport a 49ers jersey when he lost a friendly wager to the guys back in 2012.

In case you forgot, Rodgers had initially agreed to wear the jersey IF the Pack lost to SF last year ... but when GB was defeated, Rodgers chickened out like he worked at Foster Farms.

But Morris tells us it's all in the past now ... explaining the group told Rogers he's forgiven 'cause "it's all good, life is life."

Of course, Rodgers went on to back out of ANOTHER challenge ... when he said he'd pay a year's salary to a Twitter follower if Ryan Braun ever tested positive for PEDs.

Cluck. Cluck.