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Don't hand LeBron James the crown just yet when it comes to NBA stars turned actors -- Bulls legend Horace Grant is riding with his old teammate Michael Jordan until LBJ passes one big test.

Horace was at LAX when asked him to grade King James' debut in "Trainwreck" against Jordan's movie skills. As Ho explained ... for him, MJ still takes the cake until he sees some receipts from LeBron.

But check out the clip, because Horace couldn't stop gushing about Jordan in a bunch of other areas too. You name it, Jordan's the best at it -- although HG did diss him on one topic!

NBA legend Darryl Dawkins -- nicknamed "Chocolate Thunder" for his monster dunks -- has died at the age of 58 ... TMZ Sports has confirmed.

Segway wants NO BLAME for the crash that took out Usain Bolt this morning -- with the company telling TMZ Sports ... the finger should be pointed right at the DRIVER, not the device!!

A rep for the company says, "Although we cannot verify from the footage we’ve seen that it was indeed an official Segway Personal Transporter, it’s apparent that this incident can be attributed to the rider hitting an obstacle."

Translation -- WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING ON THAT THING!!!!

Sacks really do come easy for J.J. Watt ... 'cause the NFL superstar is getting straight up jocked by one of the hottest models on Instagram ... who's inviting him to "slide into my D.M.s."

The model calling out Watt is Lindsey Pelas -- who's already racked up more than 2 MILLION followers on Instagram ... and is basically the "it girl" on social media right now.

So, when we saw her at LAX Wednesday, we asked if there was a man in her life -- and that's when she invited the Houston Texans star to fill that gap.

Dude, do it.

So, when Macklemore throws "fish to a player" in his brand new music video ... turns out the "player" who catches it is none other than The Kid himself, Ken Griffey Jr.

Griffey has a super brief cameo is the new Macklemore video "Downtown" -- wearing his old Seattle Mariners uniform.

Of course, Macklemore's from Seattle ... loves Seattle ... and with Griffey's history with the city, it's really not THAT big of a surprise he's in the video.

No Ichiro or Randy Johnson though? Maybe next time ...

Ex-L.A. Kings player Mike Richards has been charged with possession of a controlled substance over an incident involving prescription drugs ... TMZ Sports has learned.

As we previously reported, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police were investigating the NHL player for allegedly transporting Oxycodone across the border back in June.

Now, we've learned he's been charged with a crime -- and if convicted as a first time offender, he faces up to 6 months behind bars.

Rafael Nadal required ZERO crotchal photoshopping for his Tommy Hilfiger underwear ads ... so says Tommy himself who insists Nadal's nether region definitely stands on its own.

Tommy was on his way out of Madeo in L.A. last night when we brought up Nadal's bulgeous pics ... and Hilfiger basically told us what you see is what you get (if you're Xisca Perello ).

"I wasn't on the shoot, all I can tell you is that the people on the shoot said that he didn't need any touching up."

Advantage, Nadal.

What the hell, mon?!?!!?!

Jamaica came thiiiiis close to declaring war on China this morning ... when a cameraman on a segway CRASHED INTO USAIN BOLT at the Track and Field World Championships in Beijing!!!!

It appeared to be an accident ... the photog was rollin' next to Bolt as he took a victory lap right after he took 1st place in the 200 meter race.

Don't worry, Bolt popped back up and appeared to be okay ... but for the love of Jah, KEEP THE SEGWAYS AWAY FROM BOLT!!!!!!

Here's a first ... Floyd Mayweather is using the Forbes list as diss fuel -- saying Ronda Rousey is still way too poor to be mentioned in the same breath as the boxing champ.

Derrick Rose and his attorney are coming out swinging against the ex-girlfriend who sued him for allegedly drugging and gang raping her -- saying she's repeatedly tried to squeeze him for money.

Lisa Cohen, a rep for Rose's legal team, tells TMZ Sports the lawsuit is "an attempt to shake down a highly respected and successful athlete."

Cohen adds the plaintiff and the Chicago Bulls superstar were in a "non-exclusive, consensual sexual relationship for over two years" ... and there were never any complaints until lawyers started telling her to go after Rose for a payday. Cohen claims this is the third attorney the plaintiff hired to sue Rose.

TMZ Sports broke the story ... the plaintiff -- going as Jane Doe in the suit -- claims Rose and 2 friends drugged her, then broke into her apartment and gang raped her while she was out of it. She says she waited 2 years to come forward because of embarrassment.

Cohen says, "We have complete confidence that the case will be dismissed and that Mr. Rose will be vindicated. This lawsuit is outrageous."

Common seems genuinely happy Serena Williams is back with Drake ... which is especially impressive given the history between the 2 rappers over the tennis superstar.

We got Common leaving Ebaldi in Bev Hills Wednesday, and his well-wishes seem heartfelt.

You gotta watch the video ... Common is the gold standard.

Khloe Kardashian's birthday fireworks for James Harden will almost certainly change the laws in L.A. over what people can do in the middle of the night on the high seas, and heads could roll.

L.A. County Supervisor Don Knabe -- one of the most powerful politicians in California -- tells us the midnight pyrotechnic show violated every noise ordinance in the books, and he's indignant the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. didn't shut it down.

Knabe is irate that the Sheriff and Fire Departments got a flurry of 911 calls from upset/scared/outraged residents yet did nothing, even though the Sheriff has "nice new boats" which could have reached the fireworks launch in seconds.

Khloe and company didn't need a permit for the 15-minute show, which stunned the Supervisor. He says the laws will be strengthened and any law enforcement agency that failed to react will be dealt with appropriately.

Derrick Rose is being sued by a woman who claims the NBA superstar and two of his friends drugged and gang raped her.

"Sugar" Shane Mosley and Ricardo Mayorga just got put over the WBC's knee and given a metaphorical spanking for that ass-slap during their pre-fight news conference.

The World Boxing Council called out both fighters for what it calls an "embarrassing fight simulation." While most fans took Mayorga tapping the butt of Mosley's GF for what it was -- great publicity -- the WBC feels it could have been dangerous.

In short, it says just because Mosley and Mayorga knew what was going to happen ... innocent bystanders still could have been hurt.

The boxing org pointed out its late President, Jose Sulaiman, was infamously injured during a similar pre-fight scrap between Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis in 2002.

Now go to your corners, boys.

The U.S. Coast Guard and L.A. County Sheriff's Department are stuck between a rock and a Kardashian place ... after Khloe's explosive birthday gift for her BF James Harden.

TMZ has learned both agencies are getting flooded with complaints about the massive fireworks display that went off at midnight, waking up thousands of people. So, who's to blame? Let the finger pointing begin.

According to our law enforcement sources ... the Coast Guard informed the Sheriff on Monday -- via email -- that Boulevard Management (Kris Jenner's production co.) would be setting off fireworks at 11:59 PM. The CG also made it clear NO permit was necessary.

The Sheriff's Dept. says because the boat was 100 feet outside the breakwater ... the CG was the primary enforcement agency. As for noise violations? Both agencies agree that falls under the Sheriff's watch -- but the Sheriff's Dept. says it would only check a noise problem IF the Coast Guard reported it.

Here's why that doesn't add up. We're told at least one Sheriff's official in the area heard the noise himself -- plus, there were dozens of 911 complaints about it. So, the Sheriff's Dept. knew and did nothing.

It's a Ronda Rousey fantasy come true -- for UFC and porn fans alike -- and TMZ Sports has the first look at "Ronda ArousMe" ... the highly anticipated porn parody of the champ.

The good folks at Burning Angel won't say when they'll have a full release of the XXX film ... so, soak this up. It features Ronda taking on foes like Miesha Taint. Awesome porn wordplay, right?

It's also got tons of MMA action and some dialogue ... not that you care.

FYI -- Burning Angel is NOT the company that made the muti-million dollar offer for the real Ronda to do a porn, but since she'll NEVER actually do that -- this is as close as you're gonna get.

Hands where we can see 'em, please.