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Mark Cuban might've just gotten his northern California privileges revoked for good ... 'cause the Mavs boss just publicly proclaimed he's throwing his support behind the Cavs in the NBA finals.

San Diego Chargers linebacker Melvin Ingram just dropped $22,000 on a RIDICULOUS custom grill ... complete with 700 DIAMONDS ... and TMZ Sports has the pictures.

In addition to the 6.88 carats of flawless, handcrafted diamonds ... there's also 14 carats of white gold.

We talked to Zahir Jooma -- owner of Icebox Diamonds & Watches in Atlanta -- who tells us Melvin LOVED the piece so much he told him he'd "never take it off."

Grill > Mouthpiece

That smoke show of a Warriors fan who gave Steph Curry the sex face during game 2 of the NBA Finals is back -- and she's sitting IN FRONT of Steph's wife.

Yes, Instagram model Roni Rose has found herself courtside in Cleveland for game 4, while Ayesha Curry is almost directly behind her ... 2 rows back.

This creates an issue for Steph: How the hell can he look up at Ayesha AND keep Rose out of his line of sight at the same damn time??

More problematic for the NBA MVP -- Rose is sitting right behind the Warriors bench.

Focus, Curry. Focus.

Lamar Odom's still got love for his old Lakers running mates -- and he just did something with one of 'em he hasn't done since before he nearly died in the brothel.

LO was hanging with Trevor Ariza Thursday night at the Copa America game between Mexico and Jamaica. Late Friday afternoon, Lamar posted a pic of them at the Rose Bowl match ... which marked his return to social media.

Odom's last Instagram post was 35 weeks ago -- just days before he overdosed.

Muhammad Ali's memorial service was punctuated by emotional and humorous stories about his life ... as told by his family and famous friends.

Billy Crystal was a close friend and told the packed arena in Louisville about the first time they met ... and how Ali reacted to Crystal's impression of him.

Many, many others spoke during the nearly 4-hour long ceremony. A scruffy Crystal joked, "I was clean shaven when this started."

Ali's widow, Lonnie ... 3 of his daughters ... Sen. Orrin Hatch and Bryant Gumbel also shared their memories.

President Bill Clinton delivered the final eulogy of the memorial, talking about the one thing Ali never got enough credit for -- his intelligence.

Sylvester Stallone's training and weight loss show, "Strong" was jacked from the mind of a personal trainer ... according to the suit the guy just filed.

Robert Fletcher says he created a show called "America's Next Great Trainer" and shopped it around Hollywood in 2014. He says he sent his pitch materials to Stallone's publicist, and also to agents at William Morris Endeavor ... which reps Stallone.

Fletcher thinks it's no coincidence that in early 2016 he started hearing about "Strong" -- the NBC show that lists Sly as one of its executive producers.

"Strong" features male and female trainers competing in various physical challenges -- and in his suit, Fletcher says that's almost a carbon copy of his show idea.

He says it's also fishy that one of the "Strong" trainers is a guy named Todd Durkin. Fletcher says Durkin was attached to 'ANGT' ... but went radio silent in 2015.

He's suing Stallone, NBC, Durkin and other "Strong" producers for at least $7 mil.

UFC badass Ronda Rousey's secret is out ... she's a big softy at heart.

Check out the book Rousey was carrying Thursday as she left Glendale Fighting Club. It's Jojo Moyes' wildly popular romantic novel "Me Before You," which was made into a major chick flick that came out last week.

Yup ... sometimes fighters need a good cry too.

Tony Romo signed a $108 million contract with the Cowboys a while ago ... and it's clear what he DIDN'T spend any of it on ... neck bling ... 'cause the QB got seriously out-iced in Texas Thursday night.

Romo was hanging out with Dez Bryant & 2 Chainz at a party for Dirk Nowitki's Heroes Foundation charity when he posed for this one-of-these-things-is-not-like-the-other picture.

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Nelson Agholor is under police investigation in Philly after being accused of sexually assaulting a stripper at a gentleman's club Thursday afternoon.

According to the Philadelphia Magazine ... Agholor -- a 23-year-old former 1st rd. draft pick from USC -- is accused of raping a 27-year-old exotic dancer at a club near the Eagles practice facility.

The Philadelphia PD said, "On June 9, 2016, police were informed of an incident that occurred at the Cheerleader's Gentleman's Club around 3pm in which a 27-year-old female dancer alleged that she was sexually assaulted by a member of the Eagles. At this time our Special Victims Unit is actively investigating this incident."

A rep for Eagles told us, "We are aware of a police investigation involving Nelson Agholor. The organization has been in contact with Nelson and with the proper authorities in Philadelphia."

We reached out to Agholor's agent ... so far, no word back.

Lawrence Taylor had a bloody gash in the back of his head after the alleged domestic violence incident that lead to his wife's arrest.

Kevin Hart has some sound and effective advice for Justin Bieber and all other vertically challenged males who find themselves on the receiving end of a punch.

We got the 5'4" actor in NYC Thursday and he has 2 surefire ways to thwart an attack by large men.

We got NFL star Antonio Gates out in Los Angeles and asked him two of the most relevant sports questions of the day and he answered ... with a quarter million dollars worth of car.

Antonio was sitting in what looks to be a Ferrari 458 Italia ... and was revving the engine the whole time we were talking ... so we can't be exactly sure what he said.

Here's what we do know ... that particular car retails for around $300k new ... so you might have just witnessed the most expensive distraction in TMZ Sports history.

We ain't mad at you, Antonio.

Tiki Barber says NFL teams SHOULD NOT sign Johnny Manziel ... 'cause the troubled NFL free agent is just "not worth the risk."

TMZ Sports saw the former N.Y. Giants star Thursday in NYC and asked him to weigh in on Johnny Football's prospects of being signed by an NFL team.

Tiki -- who's a Johnny Manziel fan -- doesn't mince his words, saying Manziel is "too much of a distraction."

We also asked Tiki about the situation at Baylor. Barber -- who has 4 daughters -- has a strong take on how things were handled.

Mike Tyson and Will Smith were among the early arrivals for Muhammad Ali's memorial service -- and served as pallbearers as the procession through Louisville started.

The 19 mile journey through Ali's hometown began Friday morning after Tyson, Smith, Lennox Lewis and several of Ali's family members carried his coffin to the waiting hearse.

The procession will end up at Yum! Center arena where Bill Clinton will deliver the eulogy for Ali at the memorial service.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who called Ali his mentor, is also in Louisville.

The memorial service is scheduled to begin at 10 AM PT ... and TMZ will be live streaming.

OKC Thunder fans are gonna love this ... Serge Ibaka says he's not sweating rumors of Kevin Durant bolting the Sooner state ... proclaiming to TMZ Sports he's 100% sure KD's sticking around.

Rumblings of Durant eyeing the Lakers in free agency have been white hot lately ... but when we got Ibaka out in Beverly Hills he seemed certain KD -- and Russell Westbrook -- were lifelong Okies.

"Everybody's staying."

7:55 AM PT -- A rep for the the Lucas County Coroner's office tells us Howe died of "natural causes." They will not be investigating his death.

Hockey legend Gordie Howe died Friday morning in Ohio.

According to reports, Howe was at his son's home in Toledo when he passed away. He had suffered a stroke last year, but his family said he recovered well after that.

Howe was 88.

The Detroit Red Wings superstar held most of the NHL records that Wayne Gretzky eventually broke.

Howe was a 23-time All-Star in the league, and played an astounding 26 seasons in the NHL (still a record) ... plus another 6 in the World Hockey League. His 1,767 NHL games played is also a record.

Gordie retired at the age of 52 ... following one season with the Hartford Whalers in 1980.

Interesting pic we dug up -- in 1990, Howe was honored at the All-Star Professional Sports Awards alongside Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown and Rod Laver.

#RIP