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The jail inmate who was attacked by Aaron Hernandez does NOT want to testify against the NFL star because he doesn't want to "be a rat" ... this according to the victim's lawyer.

TMZ Sports broke the story ... Aaron pummeled a fellow inmate back in February after a verbal dispute -- and now the victim's lawyer has ID'd the guy as 25-year-old Andrew Booker.

FYI -- Booker was arrested by a police gang unit back in in September with 16 bags of coke and a loaded gun in his waistband.

Hernandez was charged with assault and battery for the incident -- but Booker's attorney Michael Maloney tells The Sun Chronicle he doesn't want to testify against him.

"He doesn’t want to go after Hernandez. He doesn't want to be a rat,” Maloney says.

Maloney also said the fight started just like we said it did in our initial report -- "They were having a verbal feud. It escalated, got out of control and Booker was assaulted while handcuffed."

Maloney says Booker was punched and struck repeatedly ... and suffered cuts, bruises and scrapes.

Booker is now considering taking legal action against the Bristol County Sheriff's Department -- "He’s really disturbed he was allowed to be put in that situation."

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GRONK CAN DO 69 PUSH UPS!!!

GRONK PUMPED ABOUT "ENTOURAGE" CAMEO!

GRONK IN "BEAST MODE ... JACKED CENTRAL!"

That pretty much sums up our encounter with New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, who was out hiking in L.A. on Thursday after shooting his guest role for the "Entourage" movie.

Gronk appears to be crushing it in his recovery from ACL surgery -- and by the way he was throwing the football around, it seems his elbow is in good shape as well.

Michael Vick knows his price ... and it might be way too high for the NY Jets ... because he wants the jersey that belongs to the current starting QB -- and it's gonna be an issue during negotiations, TMZ Sports has learned.

Here's video of Olympic god Usain Bolt jack-hammering away on a lady friend in Trinidad during an erotic dance session in Trinidad the week BEFORE Carinval.

The dance is called "Daggering" ... for obvious reasons ... he's pretend-stabbing away like he's Brutus and she's Julius Caesar.

For the record, this type is dancing is par for the course at Carnival ... and the party never stops.

Just ask Jonathan and Jordan Babineaux ... who went to Carnival in Trinidad this year and admitted it kicked their ass.

Bolt doesn't seem to have that problem.

Forget school ties ... Duke alum Jay Williams tells TMZ Sports says the team he REALLY LIKES in the tournament is Iowa State.

Williams was outside PJ Clarke's in NYC yesterday when he gave us some last minute bracket advice. Yeah, we know it's too late to tweak now -- but Jay's pretty fired up about the Cyclones.

Johnny Weir has been gracious about his divorce from husband Victor Simon Weir-Voronov ... but TMZ Sports has learned the breakup is not just bitter ... it's vicious, with allegations of a shakedown.

Sources connected with Johnny tell TMZ Sports ... on Wednesday Victor's people called Johnny's lawyer and said a media outlet had contacted them offering money for an interview. Johnny's people say Victor's lawyer said his client would turn down the interview IF Johnny paid him $25,000 for lawyers fees, plus support.

Victor's people admit they did mention the interview and asked for support ... but the 2 were not connected.

And there's more. Victor claims Johnny blindsided him ... that he found out only Tuesday Johnny filed for divorce. But sources connected with Johnny say Victor is lying.

We know Victor is already on his second divorce lawyer. Johnny's people say that doesn't sound like a guy who just found out.

It's the question millions of couples ask themselves before entering the delivery room -- and now Jay Cutler's in the same boat -- does your wife want you to see EVERYTHING when she's giving birth?

Fortunately for the Chicago Bears QB -- he won't have to guess ... 'cause his wife Kristin Cavallari was out in NYC today and told us.

This is an AMAZING story ... Adrianne Haslet-Davis -- who lost her left leg in the Boston Marathon bombing -- is DANCING AGAIN after being equipped with a bionic limb.

After months of rumors ... from adultery to divorce ... Keyshia Cole has finally confirmed she and her NBA star husband 'Boobie' Gibson are separated.

Cole appeared with The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1 in New York this morning and when asked about the current status of her relationship with Gibson said, "We co-parent."

Cole implied that she and the Cleveland Cavaliers star are living apart -- and that he comes to her home at 8:30 AM every morning to pick up their son to take him to school. Cole says she picks the kid up at the end of the day ... adding, "We good."

Cole wouldn't say if either side has filed divorce docs yet -- but said the two still care for each other.

SF 49ers star Patrick Willis knows what he likes ... CHICKS IN THONGS ... and he went after it hard on a beach vacation to Australia.

Willis -- along with former NFL linebackers Takeo Spikes and Carlos Emmons -- are on a boys trip Down Under and decided to go searchin' for ass on Bondi Beach.

Good news -- they found it.

While Willis was able to pull off the 2-on-1 all by himself, Spikes and Emmons teamed up to chat up two other thong'd up ladies who were catchin' some rays.

NFL bros. Jordan and Jonathan Babineaux are used to doing the ass kicking -- but when they went to Trinidad & Tobago for Carnival ... it was a different situation. How'd these two enormous men get partied under the table?

Plus, Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen make a shocking move -- unloading their MASSIVE mansion after spending years and $40 million to build it. What went wrong with their dream house??

Terrell Owens tells TMZ Sports he's "excited" about his shot to impress Donald Trump on "Celebrity Apprentice" -- but wants everyone to know he's still READY TO GO if an NFL team comes calling.

T.O. was in NYC yesterday getting ready to meet with producers -- when he told us the money he raises on the NBC show will go toward the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

But the 40-year-old says he still hasn't given up on playing pro football -- telling us he was "on the field" training earlier this week ... just in case.

Owens hasn't been with an NFL team since 2012, when he spent some time with the Seahawks -- but "Apprentice" has been know to jump start seemingly dead careers.

Johnny Weir got too busy to take a vacation -- and it PISSED OFF his husband ... and that was a major reason the couple split up ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Sources close to the couple tell us ... Johnny and husband Victor Voronov have been having issues for a while -- but were hoping to spend some quality time together on a long, relaxing vacation.

Sam Cassell has something in common with John Mayer -- they both bought expensive watches from the same guy ... a guy accused of selling FAKES ... and now the former NBA star tells TMZ Sports he's bringing in experts to see if he got ripped off.

We broke the story ... Mayer is suing Charlie Sheen's BFF Robert Maron -- claiming he bought $5 million worth of Rolex watches from the guy ... some of which turned out NOT to be 100% authentic.

Cassell tells TMZ Sports he also bought a watch from Maron -- "It's an A. Lange & Sohne. It cost me a nice piece of change."

Sam wouldn't say how much he spent on the watch -- but A. Lange & Sohne pieces can run upwards of $150k.

Cassell says he was introduced to Maron by his former Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy -- and bought the watch from him because he offered the lowest price in town.

"What am I thinking ... this guys gonna rip me off? No. Mike got watches from him also. But at the same time, Mike's a basketball coach, not a jeweler."

Sam says he's now sending the watch to an expert to analyze the timepiece ... and says, "If it comes back fake, I'm going to the Dept. of Justice!"

Mark Cuban wasn't joking when he promised a "Shark Tank" entrepreneur he'd get his product into Mavs gift shops -- 'cause TMZ Sports has learned U-Lace is planning to drop at American Airlines Arena beginning next season.

We spoke with Tim Talley -- who got Mark to invest $200k into his customizable shoe lace business on a recent episode of "Shark Tank."

Talley says sales have exploded since Mark came aboard -- and so far, Cuban has been dead serious about delivering on the promises he made on the show, starting with the plan to sell at Dallas Mavericks team shops.

"We'll likely get the laces into the arena early next season," Talley says ... adding that U-Lace is also gunning for deals with other NBA teams ... as well as organizations in the NFL, MLB and NHL.

Talley says the company is also developing shoes to go along with the laces.

Makes sense to us.

When Floyd Mayweather hits the gym, it's important to listen to music that makes him wanna DESTROY people in the ring -- which could be why he likes to rock out to Justin Bieber.

Bieber just posted footage of Floyd hard at work at his boxing gym, knocking out an ab routine to Justin's track "Right Here (featuring Drake)."

Justin also posted a note with the clip saying, "The champ @floydmayweather training to my music . Atta boy."